China bans purchases from 46 U.S. companies in government procurement
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
China’s Ministry of Finance on Monday announced a notice prohibiting the purchase of products manufactured by 46 designated U.S. companies in government procurement.
Under the new measure, procurement entities participating in government purchasing activities are barred from buying products made by the listed U.S. firms, including Lockheed Martin Corporation and Raytheon Missiles & Defense.
The measure was approved in accordance with relevant Chinese laws and regulations, the ministry said, adding the restriction does not apply to U.S.-invested companies operating in China.
The measure takes effect from the date of issuance.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
