EU Launches WTO Case Against China Over Lithuania Blockade
- Dispute stems from Baltic nation’s move to open Taiwan office
- Companies reticent to cooperate with inquiry, Dombrovskis says
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The European Union took China to the World Trade Organization on Thursday over its coercive practices against Lithuania and some exporters from other member states.
“These measures are a threat to the integrity of the single market because they affect intra-EU trade and EU supply chains and have a negative impact on EU industry,” European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, told Bloomberg in an interview.