Chinese Regime Discriminates Against European Medical Device Suppliers in Procurement, EU Says

The EU stands ready to take ‘decisive action to defend the level playing field’ and ’support fair competition,' trade chief of the 27-nation bloc says.
Chinese Regime Discriminates Against European Medical Device Suppliers in Procurement, EU Says
EU Commissioner designate Maros Sefcovic attends his confirmation hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels, on Nov. 4, 2024. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images
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A European Union (EU) investigation has confirmed that discrimination against European medical device suppliers exists in the Chinese regime’s public procurement market, the bloc’s executive arm announced on Jan. 14, weighing potential new restrictions amid escalating trade tensions with Beijing.

After a months-long investigation, the EU said it found “clear evidence” that the Chinese regime limited the access of EU medical device producers to its government contracts “in an unfair and discriminatory way,” the European Commission, the 27-member bloc’s executive body, said in a statement.