Beijing launched an anti-subsidy proceedings against European wines

China has officially launched anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into wines imported from the European Union.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Monday the investigation will determine whether European wine makers are dumping their products into China and receiving illegal government subsidies.

The anti-dumping and countervailing duty probe was launched at the request of China Alcoholic Drinks Association, China's Global Times reported.

The 28-member EU currently is China's largest trading partner, with Chinese exports totaling about $377 billion last year. However, trade disputes between the two have been growing.  (MTI, Trebitsch Péter)