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EurActiv (30 June 2025)

Xhoi Zajmi

It was never going to be easy for Europe and China, but with a third person raising tensions, this marriage of convenience is being tested to new limits.

Less than a month before a critical summit marking half a century of diplomatic relations, tensions between the European Union and China are rising once again. Whatever hopes existed for a diplomatic reset may be vanishing.

The latest move to strain the relationship is the Commission’s decision to bar Chinese manufacturers from participating in public procurement tenders for medical devices worth over €5 million.

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