The EU is currently the top pork supplier to China, with a market share of up to 60 percent of the total Chinese pork product imports.
The Congress party leader warned the government of a "catastrophic problem" if it did not put money into their bank accounts.
The European Union and China have been urged to expand people-to-people exchanges on human rights beyond intergovernmental and institutional dialogues.
The Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection issued a statement on its website on Monday saying that Zhang - who was a senior official at the level of vice-minister - "had seriously violated the Party's code of conduct".
The European Union Chamber of Commerce also reported that more than half its members would extend their business operations in China.
The DPA said that for the EU, taking sides in the trade dispute can be likened to a tightrope act. The agency also said that on the one hand, Merkel wants to engage in dialogue to prevent an escalation and a trade war. On the other hand, it said, she emphasizes that Europe will not let itself be blackmailed by Trump and will fight for a continuation of the internationally agreed rules.
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The Consumer Price Index rose 1.5 percent year-on-year in January, down from 1.8 percent in December, the National Bureau of Statistics said. Falling food prices helped the CPI easing last month, Sheng Guoqing, a statistician of the NBS, said in a statement.
The Chinese side strongly condemns and firmly opposes the unfounded Section 301 investigation and the proposed list of products and tariff increases based on the investigation.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee made public its proposal on amendments to China's Constitution on Feb. 25.
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, the largest political party in the legislature, stressed that the protesters' malicious acts definitely cannot be tolerated.