(FILES) TO GO WITH Lifestyle-France-China-Cognac-wine,FOCUS by Gael Branchereau This picture taken on May 27, 2014 shows a woman pouring a glass of cognac at Vinexpo Asia Pacific in Hong Kong. After cognac's transformation into a Chinese status symbol, its lesser-known French cousins armagnac and calvados are hoping to establish themselves in lucrative Asian markets as demand wanes at home. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez. China said on October 8, 2024, it would impose anti-dumping measures on brandy imported from the European Union, marking the latest salvo in an escalating trade row between Beijing and Brussels. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP) (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images)