中美贸易战

China retaliates against the US and EU with anti-dumping probe

Tit-for-tat investigation into thermoplastics follows a pattern established during the Trump presidency

China has signalled it will retaliate against trade barriers introduced by the US and the EU as it launched an anti-dumping probe into chemical imports.

The Ministry of Commerce announced on Sunday that it is probing imports of polyoxymethylene copolymer, a thermoplastic widely used in the consumer electronics and automotive industries, from the EU, the US, Japan and Taiwan.

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