China Warns of Retaliation Ahead of EU Meeting on Trade Curbs

China issued a sharp warning to the European Union hours before a meeting to discuss potential EU curbs on Chinese exports, setting the stage for a renewed trade barb between the economies.

Beijing will deploy immediate countermeasures if the EU pushes ahead with its proposed tools targeting Chinese industrial overcapacity, according to a Friday post on Yuyuantantian, a social-media account affiliated with state broadcaster CCTV. Citing people familiar with the matter, the post suggests China can initiate anti-discrimination and supply chain security probes.

“China is neither unfamiliar with nor afraid of trade frictions, and will fight to the end,” ...