An anti-dumping investigation into imports of pork products is at the heart of a trade tug-of-war between Europe and China
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00:00European pigs have found themselves at the centre of a trade tug-of-war.
00:04Pork is a hugely important market for a lot of European Union nations.
00:09When a Chinese probe into imports of pork from the EU was opened,
00:13it caused concern from farmers who make a significant portion of their money from exports to China.
00:19The Chinese market values parts like the ears, the feet and the whole head.
00:26These are parts that they appreciate, the local gastronomy values them very well,
00:31whereas we don't have these habits of consumption and we prefer to leave them.
00:36Retaliatory measures on pork come as no surprise to international trade experts.
00:41Last week, the European Union slapped additional tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric car imports.
00:50The German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck is travelling to China as tensions escalate.
00:56China is an enormously important country for Germany and for Europe in every respect.
01:02These relations have become much more complex in the past.
01:07The economic and political conflicts, especially with electric car tariffs,
01:12have become even more complex.
01:16This will certainly have a strong impact on the journey.
01:18China imported billions worth of pork from the EU last year,
01:22with this trade tug-of-war meaning it could be the European agricultural sector on the chopping block.