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China warns EU over ‘Made in Europe’ plan, vows countermeasures (www.france24.com)

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The EU unveiled in March new "Made in Europe" rules for companies trying to access public funds in strategic sectors including cars, green tech and steel, obliging firms to meet minimum thresholds for EU-made parts.

The proposal, held up for months by wrangling over the measures, is a key part of a European Union drive to regain its competitive edge, reduce its industrial decline and stave off hundreds of thousands of job losses.

Beijing's commerce ministry said on Monday that it had submitted comments to the European Commission on Friday, expressing China's "serious concerns" regarding the act it called "systemic discrimination".

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[-] Sepia@mander.xyz 131 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A quick reminder that non-Chinese companies can't establish a subsidiary in China, they always need a Chinese partner that would then own the majority of the Chinese joint venture. And that's just one among many other protectionist rules that illustrate how the Chinese Communist Party shields its domestic supply chains, including the use of forced labour.

[-] TherapyGary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

always

This is only true for limited restricted industries these days, which include telecommunications, education services, certain financial services, media and cultural industries, market surveys, and some transportation and aviation activities, but this is not true for most manufacturing, logistics and related services, R&D, and environmental stuff.

https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-foreign-investment-negative-list-guide/

https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/china-allow-overseas-investors-access-more-sectors-2025-04-24/

[-] Sepia@mander.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

@TherapyGary@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Your comment is false, just read your own linked article.

China was just reducing the number of 'restricted industries' to 106 from 117 (this alone is a joke), but companies can still acquire only a minority stake. They need a partner.

The only non-Chinese company in China is Elon Musk's Tesla. It's the only exemption.

Oh, and what does it mean anyway when the Chinese government issues such lists or introduces any laws. The owners of China's AI company Manus also played by the rules and sold their company to Meta as announced already in December 2025, but now China blocks the $2bn acquisition of AI start-up Manus:

Beijing's National Development and Reform Commission [has] prohibited foreign investment in the deal, requiring "the parties involved to withdraw the acquisition transaction".

[Edit typo.]

[-] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 60 points 2 weeks ago

When the dogs start barking, we are doing something right

[-] axh@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks ago

So, China vows countermeasures to European countermeasures to what China does for some time now.

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 4 days ago

Of course, how else are you going to stay competitive (-;

[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 weeks ago

Everyone wants the EU to roll over and put itself into future dependency upon one of them.

[-] orgrinrt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And why not, it’s one of the largest consumer markets right now, with anomalous concentrated level of wealth inherited from brutal conquests and colonial times giving each consumer buying power generally much higher than in other equal markets.

Can’t blame them for trying. Also can’t blame EU not giving in so readily.

[-] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 25 points 2 weeks ago

I decided I would make more home cooked food. Then I got a letter from the local pizzeria, telling me they would retaliate.

[-] aim4harmony@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Haha How? Would they send more commercials into your mail box? Send an aeroplane to the sky with a commercial every day? Wake you up with pizzeria chants every morning? 🤭

[-] tormeh@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 2 weeks ago

The authors of "made in china 2025" say what?

[-] maam@feddit.uk 17 points 2 weeks ago

Ridiculous, China loves having everything made in house and yet it’s bad if others do it too?

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 16 points 2 weeks ago

china throws tantrum, everyone continues as per normal.

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