北京——随着双方贸易紧张局势升级，中国周六对来自欧盟的对硝基甲苯进口发起反倾销调查，该化学化合物用于染料和医药。
BEIJING — China on Saturday launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of p-nitrotoluene, a chemical compound used in dyes and pharmaceuticals, from the European Union, as trade tensions between the two sides grow.
近几个月来，欧盟与中国之间的贸易紧张局势加剧，双方均实施或考虑限制对方进口。欧盟措施旨在减缓中国电动汽车和快时尚等产品的流入。
Trade tensions between the EU and China have grown in recent months, with both sides imposing or considering curbs on each other’s imports. EU measures are aimed at slowing down the inflow of electric vehicles and fast fashion from China, among other products.
中国商务部在一份声明中表示，此次调查是应国内产业投诉而启动的。
The Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement the probe was initiated after a complaint from China’s domestic industry.
声明称，初步证据显示，2022年至2025年间，来自欧盟的对硝基甲苯价格累计下跌近60%。
Preliminary evidence showed that prices of p-nitrotoluene from the EU dropped by nearly 60% cumulatively between 2022 and 2025, it said.
欧盟贸易官员定于10月8日和9日前往北京进行高级别贸易磋商，旨在缓和部分紧张局势。
EU trade officials are set to travel to Beijing on Oct. 8 and 9 for high-level trade talks intended to smooth out some of the tensions.