The call for WTO consultations comes as EU and Chinese officials step up talks on the dispute around electric vehicles.
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00:00The European Union doesn't trust the Chinese investigation on European dairy products.
00:07Brussels believes it's based on questionable allegations and insufficient evidence.
00:12This is why, for the first time, it has challenged the investigation in front of the World Trade
00:16Organization and asked for it to be looked into.
00:20We are of the firm view that China's decision to initiate this dairy investigation is not
00:25in line with WTO rules, so we are therefore taking action to protect our industry.
00:30The dairy industry is a collateral casualty of an ongoing trade dispute between China
00:35and the European Union.
00:36The Chinese probe was launched in late August, a few hours after the European Commission
00:41confirmed the tariffs on Chinese electrical vehicles.
00:45As a result, the European Dairy Association now feels like they are the victim.
00:51The
01:17Chinese investigation targets milk, cream and some specific kinds of cheese, like mozzarella.
01:23It's not the first time that European producers have found themselves trapped in a trade war
01:28between the EU and other powers, like the US.