China will also restrict imports of medical devices from other countries that contain EU-made components worth more than 50% of the contract value.

China hit back at the European Union’s restrictions on its medical device makers while maintaining key exceptions, adding uncertainty to ties ahead of a high-stakes summit later this month.Beijing will exclude EU-based companies from Chinese government procurement for certain medical devices,

Beijing and Europe’s tit-for-tat trade restrictions are largely symbolic but demonstrate the worsening of their ties ahead of a joint summit.