The EU has taken China to the World Trade Organization over alleged trade restrictions that were imposed on Lithuania after the Baltic country allowed Taiwan to open a representative office under a name that suggests it is separate from China
BRUSSELS—The European Union has taken China to the World Trade Organization over alleged trade restrictions that were imposed on Lithuania after the small Baltic country allowed Taiwan to open a representative office in Vilnius under a name that suggests it is separate from China.
EU Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis on Thursday said his office had requested a consultation at the WTO with China over what the EU sees as discriminatory trade practices, the first stage of an official proceeding. The EU handles foreign trade on behalf of its 27 members.
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