EU Deepens Nuctech Probe, China Orders Non-Cooperation in 170-Country Scanner Dispute
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 6
EU Deepens Nuctech Probe, China Orders Non-Cooperation in 170-Country Scanner Dispute
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 6
Summary
The European Commission has escalated its case against Nuctech into an in-depth investigation that could end in divestments or bans on the Chinese security-equipment maker.
That move follows 2024 raids on two European offices, where EU investigators seized laptops, took employees’ phones and reviewed documents for evidence that state backing skewed public bids.
China’s Ministry of Justice has publicly ordered Nuctech not to cooperate — an unusually direct response as Beijing calls the EU action illegal and unjustified suppression.
Nuctech sells X-ray scanners and explosive-detection systems used at border checkpoints across more than two dozen European countries and in over 170 countries worldwide.
The case has become a test of Europe’s tougher scrutiny of Chinese firms in sensitive sectors, alongside broader probes into electric vehicles, solar panels and wind turbines.