The EU has decided to restrict imports of Chinese medical devices in retaliation for Beijing’s alleged discrimination against foreign manufacturers in bids for public contracts.
The vote by member states, which escalates trade tensions between two of the world’s biggest economies, will require public authorities to exclude Chinese bidders from contracts worth more than €5mn for the next five years.
Brussels said in January that Chinese policies forced hospitals to choose domestic suppliers. It found 87 per cent of contracts contained “direct and indirect discrimination”, including prohibiting imported medical devices.
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