Dumping Probe Into EU Chemical Imports Days Before Crucial Beijing Trade Talks – Another Tit

BEIJING — China has opened a new anti-dumping investigation into European chemical imports just days before a high-stakes round of trade talks with Brussels, a timing that analysts see as a deliberate show of leverage. The commerce ministry announced the probe on October 3, targeting a widely used industrial chemical, and the move adds another chapter to a trade fight that has already touched electric vehicles, pork, and now plastics. The Target: P-Nitrotoluene The investigation focuses on p-nitrotoluene, an industrial chemical used in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides. China’s commerce ministry said domestic producers had raised concerns about…