China to probe EU’s trade barriers

China has announced a probe into the European Union’s trade barriers, following the bloc’s countervailing tariff decision on Chinese electric vehicles.

The investigation will be conducted via questionnaires, public hearings and field inspections, and it will be concluded before January 10, the Ministry of Commerce said in an online statement.

The move came as a Chinese commerce chamber lodged complaints over the EU practices in the name of anti-subsidies starting from late last year.