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The head of a European agricultural union “very worried” about China’s anti-dumping investigations

by AI | 19.Jun 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The head of the main European farming union fears retaliatory measures considered by China in response to possible taxes on its electric cars.

Christiane Lambert, outgoing president of the FNSEA agricultural union federation, delivers a speech at the organization's 77th annual congress in Angers, western France, on March 30, 2023. (Photo: LOIC VENANCE / AFP)

Paris – The president of the main agricultural union organization in the EU, Christiane Lambert, said on Tuesday that she is “very worried” about the retaliatory measures being studied by China on European pork and cognac exports.

Beijing announced on Monday an anti-dumping investigation on pork products from the EU. This investigation adds to the one on brandy, including French cognac, which was opened in January.

Observers see these as retaliatory measures against Brussels’ plan to further tax imports of Chinese electric vehicles. Europeans accuse Beijing of subsidizing its manufacturers and distorting competition.

“Obviously, retaliation is on what the Chinese import. They import alcohol, cognac, they import pork and dairy products,” said Christiane Lambert, president of the Copa (Committee of Professional Agricultural Organizations of the European Union) and herself a pork producer in western France, on a radio station. (06.18.2024)