China goes whole-hog in the EU trade tussle over pork imports

The Chinese Commerce Ministry has initiated an investigation into pork imports from the European Union, in response to the EU's imposition of up to 37.6% anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Adriel Kasonta, a London-based political risk consultant and lawyer, views this as a strategic move by Beijing to convey to Brussels that protective measures by the EU will have significant repercussions.

Adriel Kasonta is a London-based political risk consultant and lawyer. Kasonta is a former policy analyst at the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Chinese Commerce Ministry's investigation into pork imports from the European Union -- a counterstrike to the EU's imposition of up to 37.6% anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese ...