"The #EuropeanParliament is also set to give its final green light on Tuesday to a mechanism that would allow the bloc to impose #tariffs, restrict #investment, and limit access to #PublicContracts for nations seen as engaging in #EconomicBlackmail.
It is a response to a dispute with #China over trade restrictions imposed on #EU member #Lithuania after it strengthened ties with #Taiwan."
#EuropeanUnion seeks to protect sensitive tech from Chinese buyers
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231003-eu-seeks-to-protect-sensitive-tech-from-chinese-buyers