China targets brandy in EU trade tit-for-tat after EV tariff move
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FILE - Visitors attend a tour of Hennessy's cellars in Cognac, France, Feb. 9, 2018. China said on Oct. 8, 2024, it would impose anti-dumping measures on brandy imported from the EU, amid an escalating trade row between Beijing and Brussels.
China imposed temporary anti-dumping measures on imports of brandy from the EU on Tuesday, hitting French brands including Hennessy and Remy Martin, days after the 27-state bloc voted for tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, or EVs.
Security officers examine the site of an explosion outside Karachi airport, in Karachi, Pakistan, Oct. 7, 2024. FILE - Port Qasim Power Plant, shown in theis 2019 photo, in the port city of Karachi is one of several coal-based production units China has built in Pakistan. FILE - Chinese and Pakistani engineers jointly operate the Port Qasim Power Plant in Karachi, Pakistan, as shown in this 2019 photo.
A woman casts her vote during a referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant, at a polling station in the village of Ulken in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, Oct. 6, 2024. A drone view shows the village of Ulken in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, Oct. 5, 2024. Ulken was selected as the most preferred location for the construction of a nuclear power plant.
People march on the street as Pro-Palestinian supporters rally in Sydney, Oct. 6, 2024. People attend a demonstration in support of Israel to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 6, 2024. Palestinian journalists hold posters during a protest ahead of the one year anniversary of the Israel Hamas war, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Oct. 6, 2024.