More Food Caught Up in Tit-for-Tat Trade Dispute: Supply Lines

Cheese has been pulled into the ongoing trade spat between China and the European Union.

Beijing on Wednesday said it has started an anti-subsidy investigation into imports of several dairy products, including fresh and processed cheese, from the EU. It’s the latest development in a saga that began with electric vehicles and has embroiled European brandy and pork.

Food and agricultural goods are often targets for trade barriers. EU leaders have stepped up efforts to defend against what they view as unfair trade practices, bringing their China policy closer to that of the US. Beijing’s relationship with the bloc has soured in recent ...