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'.
An attendant walks past EU and China flags ahead of the EU-China High-level Economic Dialogue at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File PhotoGENEVA, Feb 7 - 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".
Lithuania's foreign affairs ministry said on Twitter on Monday that the United States was also backing their case. China has downgraded diplomatic ties with the Baltic nation and pressured multinationals to sever ties with it.
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