China hits back at EU with reciprocal ban on major medical equipment contracts
Tuesday, 8 July 2025 () Beijing (AFP) July 6, 2025
China hit back on Sunday at an EU ban on Chinese firms from major medical equipment purchases with a reciprocal bar on European companies in the latest trade salvo between the two economies. China's finance ministry said in a statement that European Union companies, with the exception of "those with European capital established in China, will have to be excluded" from orders of more than 45
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