China signals potential retaliation on French wine if EU pursues 30% tariff proposal

By MLex Staff ( February 12, 2026, 08:06 GMT | Insight) -- China could consider retaliatory trade measures, including antidumping investigations targeting French wine, if the EU advances a reported French proposal to impose tariffs equivalent to about 30 percent on Chinese goods, a social media account linked to state broadcaster CCTV said Wednesday. The comments followed a strategy report from a French advisory body urging the EU to adopt a general 30 percent tariff on Chinese imports or engineer a significant euro depreciation.China could consider retaliatory trade measures, including investigations targeting French wine, if the EU advances a reported French proposal to impose tariffs equivalent to about 30 percent on Chinese goods, a social media account linked to state broadcaster CCTV said Wednesday....

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China signals potential retaliation on French wine if EU pursues 30% tariff proposal

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