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Exclusive | EU ‘dawn raids’ target Chinese surveillance kit maker Nuctech in latest use of foreign subsidies regulation
- Authorities entered premises of Dutch and Polish subsidiaries of the firm, whose identity was later confirmed by sources
- EU says it is ‘carrying out unannounced inspections at the premises of a company active in the production and sale of security equipment’ in the bloc
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The European Union has targeted another Chinese company under its foreign subsidies regulation, the Post can reveal.
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On Tuesday morning, EU officials entered the premises of the Dutch and Polish subsidiaries of a Chinese company involved in the manufacture of surveillance equipment, sources familiar with events said.
The company has not been named, but sources later confirmed that it was the Chinese firm Nuctech, a manufacturer of airport scanning equipment and other surveillance machines. The company’s name was first reported by German newspaper Handelsblatt.
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The investigators accessed the ICT system and staff phones in a dramatic use of an economic tool that has struck fear into the hearts of Chinese businesses operating in Europe.
The European Commission released a statement saying it was “carrying out unannounced inspections at the premises of a company active in the production and sale of security equipment in the EU”.
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