China is lobbying Spain to help block proposals by the European Union to enact its "Made in Europe" proposal to make domestic firms become more competitive, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
The proposal came after the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Beijing, the report said.
During the meeting, Chinese officials complained that the EU has become too protectionist, saying the bloc's proposal could hurt trade and political relations, the report said.
The EU's Industrial Accelerator Act, among the proposals, would mandate the bloc's member countries to favor domestic companies in public biddings, the report said.
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