# trade retaliation

Paris Proposes 30% China Tariff — Beijing Threatens Targeted Retaliation

A French body has proposed that the EU impose an about 30% tariff specifically on Chinese goods, prompting Beijing to outline at least three retaliatory options including anti-dumping probes into EU (notably French) wine, anti-discrimination investigations, and reciprocal tariffs. The proposal is likely illegal under WTO rules and risks targeted Chinese countermeasures that would hit French exporters and strain EU unity on China policy.