The mutual restrictive procedures versus the EU will use only to medical gadgets imported from the EU in federal government procurement and the production of products by European-funded business within China will not be impacted, a Chinese Commerce Ministry representative said on Sunday.The representative made the remarks when reacting to a concern during a daily instruction, noting that China has no option but to implement reciprocal limiting steps against the European Union to protect its national interests and maintain a fair competition environment.The European Commission introduced procedures to restrict the involvement of Chinese business and products in its public procurement of medical gadgets on June 20, 2025, continuing to establish barriers for Chinese business in the field of public procurement, the representative said.China has actually repeatedly expressed through bilateral dialogues that it is willing to correctly handle distinctions with the EU through discussion and assessment and bilateral federal government procurement arrangements, the representative stated.
Sadly, the EU has actually neglected Chinas goodwill and genuineness and still demanded taking limiting steps and setting new protectionist barriers, the representative added.(Cover: The structure of Chinas Ministry of Commerce./ VCG)