Brussels excludes Chinese companies from large public orders for the purchase of medical materials

The European Commission today has decided to exclude Chinese companies from public orders for the purchase of more than 5m euros worth of medical equipment in retaliation for the restrictions imposed on European companies on the Chinese market. Immediately China spoke of “two meters and two weights”. The measure concerns a wide range of healthcare supplies, from masks and bandages to machinery and robots, representing a market of 150 billion euros in the EU. “The aim of the measure is to encourage China to stop discrimination against the EU.” The confrontation between Brussels and Beijing has intensified over the last three years in various economic sectors: electric cars, railway industry, solar panels and wind turbines. This decision of the Commission was taken amid commercial tensions with US President Donald Trump, who has imposed duties on product imports almost all over […]
Source: News Beast

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