European pork producers face a squeeze on profit margins after China, their largest market, imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 62.4% on imports of EU pork products. The provisional tariffs, effective on Wednesday,

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China announced Friday that it is imposing provisional anti-dumping duties of up to 62.4% on imports of pork from the European Union, deepening a trade dispute between Beijing and the 27-member European economic bloc.

As speculation grows that the European Union will team up with the United States to hit China with huge tariffs and secondary sanctions for buying Russian energy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Wednesday to escalate measures on "third countries".

China slapped temporary duties on pork imports from the European Union, a move set to disrupt shipments from one of the world’s biggest suppliers and further stoking trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing.

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