China is ready to take action if the EU does not stop investigations

China is ready to take countermeasures against the EU if the bloc continues a series of investigations into Chinese policies and companies. According to financial news agency Bloomberg, this can be inferred from a message on a social media account belonging to Chinese state media.

Recently, the European Commission opened several investigations into competition and state aid from China, including cheap electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines. Brussels also views unfair competition and restrictions on European companies when selling medical equipment in China.

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“China has wide options for countermeasures, and if the EU continues to take action, China is likely to take a series of measures in response,” said a post this weekend on the account of Yuyuan Tantian, who works with Chinese state media. The connection has been made.

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and he did not mention any further details. Beijing had previously accused Europe of “protectionism.” The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the European Union says Brussels should take the warnings seriously. The organization also noted that “European wine and dairy products could end up in the line of fire.”