Beijing says EU imposed unfair trade barriers on Chinese firms

FILE - Visitors look at cars at the BYD booth during the China Auto Show in Beijing, China, Apr. 26, 2024. The EU threatened, June 12, 2024, to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a trade dispute over Beijing's subsidies for the exports.

China said Thursday that an investigation had found the European Union imposed unfair "trade and investment barriers" on Beijing, marking the latest salvo in long-running commercial tensions between the two economic powers.