EU hits China with new steel anti-dumping probes: official

The EU launched new probes today into imports of Chinese steel, warning it would not allow "unfair competition" to threaten Europe's industry which is crumbling under a flood of cheap imports.

"We cannot allow unfair competition from artificially cheap imports to threaten our industry. I am determined to use all means possible to ensure that our trading partners play by the rules," EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said in a statement.