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who has the biggest reaction to china's anti-subsidy investigation on eu dairy products? who is most affected?

2024-08-29

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after china announced an anti-subsidy investigation into imported dairy products originating from the eu, the eu dairy industry widely expressed concerns.

denis drennan, chairman of the irish cream and milk suppliers association (icmsa), recently warned the european union that if the trade dispute does affect ireland's trade with china in milk powder and butter, icmsa will "demand" compensation from the eu to dairy farmers.

recently, he yadong, spokesman for the ministry of commerce, stated at a regular press conference that the investigation into this case has just been launched. we will conduct the investigation in an open and transparent manner in accordance with relevant chinese laws and regulations and in compliance with wto rules to fully protect the rights of all stakeholders.

zhao yongsheng, a researcher at the national institute of international strategy at the university of international business and economics and a doctoral supervisor at the sorbonne university in paris, told the first financial reporter that ireland is a major exporter of dairy products to europe and does have the right to seek corresponding compensation from the eu.

he also explained to reporters that the anti-subsidy investigation announced by china on imported dairy products originating from the european union will involve a wider range of eu member states than previous similar cases, which mostly focused on products from france or spain.

initiation of anti-subsidy investigation on eu imported dairy products

according to the website of the ministry of commerce, on july 29, 2024, the ministry of commerce received an anti-subsidy investigation application formally submitted by the china dairy association and the china dairy industry association (hereinafter referred to as the "applicant") on behalf of the domestic dairy industry. the applicant requested an anti-subsidy investigation on imported related dairy products originating from the european union.