Regarding China's recent decision to initiate an anti-subsidy investigation on imported dairy products originating from the European Union, Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong stated that this case was initiated in response to applications from domestic industries in China. It is fundamentally different from the European Commission's investigation on Chinese electric automobiles without any applications from member countries or industries.

He Yadong mentioned that according to relevant Chinese laws and regulations and WTO rules, domestic industries have the right to file for trade remedy investigations to safeguard the normal market competition order and their own legal rights. After receiving the application, the Ministry of Commerce conducted preliminary consultations with the European side on the subsidy issues in accordance with legal procedures, and reviewed the information and evidence submitted by the applicant. The Ministry of Commerce believes that the application from the domestic industry meets the requirements for initiating an anti-subsidy investigation, hence the decision to launch the investigation.