China targets EU pork as threat of trade war escalates

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China may target the European Union's pork producers in retaliation for EU tariffs on its electric cars. The world's second largest economy revealed on Monday that it had launched an investigation into imports of pork for human consumption from the bloc. The Commerce ministry inquiry was in response to a complaint by Chinese pork producers earlier this month. Money latest: What I learnt from putting my home on Airbnb The announcement was made less than a week after the European Commission said it would impose additional tariffs of up to 38% on battery electric cars imported from China by 4...