European Firms Call for Tougher EU Approach to China

European Firms Call for Tougher EU Approach to China
China's Premier Li Keqiang (2nd R) looks over to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (C) as they attend the China-EU Business Roundtable at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 16, 2018. Ng Han Guan /AFP/Getty Images
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BRUSSELS—European companies called on European Union policy-makers on Jan. 16 to toughen their approach to China to secure a level playing field for European businesses.

BusinessEurope, an organization grouping business federations from 35 countries, said China was the most restrictive of the EU’s major trading partners—with numerous barriers to investment, strict requirements for joint ventures and its procurement market closed to EU firms.