China responds to EU tariffs on its electric car

Ministry of Commerce China today announced it has launched an anti-dumping investigation into certain imports of pork and pork products. from the European Union (EU), in an expected response to tariffs imposed by Brussels on Chinese electric vehicles.

This can especially affect Spanish pork market as it is the main exporter of pork to China. within the Twenty-Seven.

Some analysts have already noted that Beijing will seek to focus its retaliation on tariffs from countries seen as supporting them. among which is the Spanish state.

According to Commerce on its website, a request to investigate the import of European pork into China was submitted on the 6th by the China Livestock Association. In 2023, investigations will focus on imported products. and the “damage” these purchases caused to the Chinese sector between 2020 and 2023.

In the process they will consider foods such as pork or offalboth chilled and frozen, as well as that animal’s fat and derivatives or viscera, the statement said, noting that the investigation will begin today and will last one year, with the possibility of an extension of six additional months “under special circumstances.”