Beijing on Wednesday 21 August marked the latest episode in the trade war between the EU and China with the opening of an anti-subsidy investigation into certain European dairy products. The country believes that this agricultural sector, like the European pigmeat sector (see EUROPE B13433A20), benefits from unfair subsidies under the Common Agricultural Policy.
Among the products targeted, the Chinese Minister of Commerce cited fresh cheese and curdled milk, blue cheese and certain milks...