China: Ministry of Justice's assessment of European Union's extraterritorial jurisdiction pertaining to foreign subsidies investigation practices

Progress

Current status
in force
15 May 2026 in force

Scope

Implementers
China
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
State aid control
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

15 May 2026
in force

Ministry of Justice determined European Union's foreign subsidies investigation into Nuctech as improper extraterritorial jurisdiction

On 15 May 2026, the Ministry of Justice concluded that the European Union’s cross-border investigative practices under its foreign subsidies regulation amount to undue extraterritorial jurisdiction, in breach of China’s rules on preventing such extr…

Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government