China targets brandy in EU trade tit-for-tat after EV tariff move

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.