Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Urging the EU to provide a fair, transparent, and non discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies

Beijing, November 11 (Xinhua) -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on November 11 that China urges the European Union to provide a fair, transparent, and non discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies and avoid damaging their confidence in investing in Europe.

At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: According to reports, the European Commission is exploring how to force EU member states to gradually exclude Huawei and ZTE from telecommunications networks. What is China's comment on this?

Lin Jian said that Chinese companies have been operating in compliance with laws and regulations in Europe for a long time, providing high-quality products and services to the European people, and making positive contributions to local economic and social development and employment. Without legal basis and factual evidence, forcibly restricting or even prohibiting enterprises from participating in the market through administrative means seriously violates market principles and fair competition rules.

It has been proven that the forced removal of high-quality and secure equipment from Chinese telecommunications companies by certain countries not only delays their own technological development process, but also causes huge economic losses. Making economic and trade issues more secure and politicized will hinder technological progress and economic development, harming others and benefiting oneself. Lin Jian said that China urges the EU to provide a fair, transparent, and non discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies, and avoid damaging their confidence in investing in Europe.