EU launches investigation into Chinese medical device market
Voice of America
FILE - Syringes are prepared to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at a nursing home in Bad Windsheim, Germany, Dec. 27, 2020.
The European Commission launched a probe into China's public procurement of medical devices on Wednesday, the latest in a series of moves that ratchet up trade tensions ahead of President Xi Jinping's visit to Europe next month.
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