The European Union has launched an investigation into China's procurement of medical devices, a move that has escalated tensions between the EU and Beijing. This probe comes ahead of President Xi Jinping's anticipated visit to the EU next month, his first in five years. In response, China has accused the EU of using protectionist measures to unjustly suppress and restrict Chinese enterprises. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin and other officials have urged the EU to cease using various pretexts for economic aggression against Chinese companies.
China criticizes the European Union’s decision to launch a probe into market access for medical-device makers, saying the move is an attempt to suppress Chinese companies. https://t.co/mnhobvh4JW
#FMsays The #EU is sending a signal of protectionism targeting Chinese enterprises by frequently using its economic and trade box as well as trade remedy measures, FM spokesman Wang Wenbin said after the EU launched an investigation into China's medical device procurement, urging… https://t.co/rKIlOGUy6L
The European Union has announced a probe into China's medical devices market, prompting an immediate accusation from Beijing that the bloc was engaging in "protectionism". https://t.co/G4iECe2oCX
China criticizes the European Union’s decision to launch a probe into market access for medical-device makers, saying the move is an attempt to suppress Chinese companies. https://t.co/s0qwI1OrV5
CHINA FOREIGN MINISTRY, ON EU PROBING CHINESE MEDICAL DEVICE MARKET: URGE EU TO STOP USING ALL KINDS OF 'EXCUSES' TO SUPPRESS AND RESTRICT CHINESE ENTERPRISES FOR NO REASON
The EU launched an investigation into China’s medical device market, raising tension ahead of President Xi Jinping’s first visit to the bloc in five years next month. https://t.co/lMBecNY5r1
The EU launches a probe into China’s procurement of medical devices, risking new tensions with Beijing https://t.co/5I1fJR07Ob
🇪🇺🇨🇳The EU is reportedly set to launch an investigation into China's procurement of medical devices in the latest effort to protect home-grown manufacturers. The EU has also launched several investigations into whether Chinese clean tech producers are dumping subsidized goods on…