Chinese Security Firm Nuctech Hit by EU Subsidy Probe

The European Commission headquarters in Brussels.

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Chinese security firm Nuctech has been hit by a full-scale European Union investigation amid concerns subsidies from Beijing gave it an unfair market advantage over local EU firms.

The European Commission said handouts in the form of “grants, preferential tax measures, and preferential financing” could have bolstered Nuctech’s strength in Europe to the detriment of rivals in the market.