The EU Commission said on Monday it had formally brought the provisional anti-dumping measures imposed by China on imports of EU brandy to the World Trade Organization, the latest development amid trade tensions between the two blocs.

The European Commission has filed a case against China with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over temporary anti-dumping measures imposed by Beijing on brandy imports from the EU. China implemented these measures in retaliation for EU tariffs on Chinese-produced electric vehicles.

The European Commission on Monday announced it was challenging provisional Chinese tariffs on imports of EU brandy at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Beijing is acting on insufficient evidence and China has not proven that EU imports threaten the Chinese brandy industry,

China's temporary anti-dumping measures on certain brandy imports originating from the EU are legitimate trade remedies fully in line with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, said an official with China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Monday.

The EU has taken China's provisional anti-dumping measures on EU brandy to the WTO, escalating trade tensions. France supports this challenge, following duties on Chinese electric vehicles by the EU.

The European Union on Monday formally launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against China's move to impose anti-dumping

France and China have resumed discussing the duties Beijing has imposed on European brandy imports after the European Union voted last month for tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs), French spirits lobby groups said on Tuesday.

The EU has initiated a World Trade Organization (WTO) case against China's tariffs on the bloc's brandy exports, which are proving a hot political issue in France. The move follows China's imposition of “anti-dumping measures” ranging from 30.6% to 39% on EU brandies in response to the European Commission's duties on Chinese electric vehicles.