Beijing slams ‘abuse of unilateral tools’ in legal blockade against EU probe into Nuctech
The Ministry of Commerce condemned Brussels for escalating the probe, accusing the bloc of coercing Chinese banking institutions
China mounted a legal challenge to the ongoing European Union probe into Nuctech, barring domestic entities or individuals from complying with Brussels’ cross-border investigative demands while condemning its “abuse of unilateral tools” to suppress Chinese enterprises.
On Saturday, the Ministry of Commerce followed with its own rebuke. Backing the legal blockade, a commerce ministry spokesperson condemned Brussels for escalating the probe, accusing the bloc of coercing Chinese banking institutions to cooperate and unreasonably demanding sweeping, irrelevant domestic information under its FSR.
Many Chinese companies and banking institutions operating and investing in Europe had been “severely adversely affected”, according to a statement published on the commerce ministry’s official website.
