EU Set to Launch China Probe on Medical Device Procurement
- The EU’s new investigation is set to open in mid-April
- The probe would look in how public contracts are awarded
A hospital in Enshi, Hubei province, China.
Photographer: Future Publishing/Getty ImagesThe European Union is set to launch an investigation into China’s procurement of medical devices, risking new tensions with Beijing months after opening a probe into the the country’s electric-vehicle subsidies.
The EU inquiry, which seeks to address concerns that Beijing’s policies unfairly favor domestic suppliers, may be announced as early as this week and could result in the bloc curtailing Chinese access to its tenders, according to people familiar with the matter.