Britain joins EU-China WTO challenge over Lithuania
GENEVA (Reuters) - Britain will join a growing number of Western countries in backing the European Union in a case against China at the World Trade Organization over its alleged trade curbs on Lithuania, its trade minister said, in a move to oppose "coercive trading practices".
The EU launched a challenge at the Geneva-based trade body last month, accusing China of discriminatory trade practices against Lithuania that it says threaten the integrity of the EU's single market.
"We will request to join the EU's WTO consultation into these measures as a third party to ensure we combat economic coercion in trade together," Anne-Marie Trevelyan said in a tweet.
Australia and Taiwan have already signalled they intend to join the consultations.
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