China has launched an anti-dumping investigation into European pork, but its import market has already been narrowing.
A butcher sells meat on a stall in Chongqing, China, December 14, 2010. Credit: Piero Cruciatti via iStock.com
A new front in international trade tensions opened this month when China announced an anti-dumping investigation into pork imports from the European Union. That move came after the EU announced hefty tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, following a months-long anti-subsidy probe.
If Beijing does impose retaliatory tariffs, it would likely undermine European pork producers’ competitive position in their largest export market. Even so, recent history suggests China has alre
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