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China's trade probe into EU dairy subsidies is based on “questionable allegations and insufficient evidence”, the EU said on Monday. The Chinese probe into dairies follows the EU's imposition of import tariffs on China's electric vehicles. (Photo: Paul Gravestock)

EU to take China trade battle to WTO, accuses Beijing of trumped up dairy claims

The EU Commission has hit back at moves by China to potentially impose tariffs on European dairy products, accusing Beijing of “unfair actions” based on “questionable allegations and insufficient evidence”. 

On Monday (23 September), the EU executive announced that it had launched a consultation req...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

China's trade probe into EU dairy subsidies is based on “questionable allegations and insufficient evidence”, the EU said on Monday. The Chinese probe into dairies follows the EU's imposition of import tariffs on China's electric vehicles. (Photo: Paul Gravestock)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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