EU Parliament Passes New Measures Targeting China’s State-Owned Companies

European parliamentarians have voted through tough new defensive measures targeting China’s state-owned technology companies and airlines.
EU Parliament Passes New Measures Targeting China’s State-Owned Companies
Members of the European Parliament take part in a voting session during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Dec. 11, 2018. Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images
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BRUSSELS—European parliamentarians have voted through tough new defensive measures targeting China’s state-owned technology companies and airlines as part of a continent-wide shift in attitudes toward Beijing.

Lawmakers sitting in Strasbourg, France, approved the two packages after the European Union’s executive arm branded China a “systemic rival” for the first time in a sign of significantly cooling relations.