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,

China's Ministry of Finance announced a restriction on government purchases of European Union medical devices worth more than 45 million yuan, in response to the EU's new trade barriers and tariffs. This development marks another escalation in trade tensions between the two economic powerhouses.