China blasts 'unjustified' EU steel tariff increase

Beijing has criticised new European tariffs on Chinese steel as "unjustifiable" protectionism, weeks after commerce ministers from G20 nations pledged to promote free trade.

The European Union said on Friday it had set definitive anti-dumping duties on certain Chinese steel bars at rates higher than initially proposed, following an investigation prompted by complaints from European steel-making association Eurofer.