The head of the Trade Relief Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce answered the reporter's question on the European Union's surprise inspection of the offices of Chinese enterprises in Europe

On April 24, the Chinese side noticed that the European Commission raided the offices of Chinese-funded enterprises in Europe on April 23, conducting inspections in the name of so-called enterprises accepting foreign subsidies. This is the fifth subsidy investigation launched by the European side in succession since February 2024, all pointing to Chinese enterprises, and it is also the first time to conduct on-site searches. The Chinese industry is very shocked and strongly dissatisfied with this. The Chinese side believes that the European Commission directly raided the normal office of the enterprise and detained the operation equipment of the enterprise without prior notification or notification of the case, which violated the principle of due process, disrupted the normal market fair competition order, seriously damaged the confidence of all foreign enterprises operating in Europe, highlighted the further deterioration of the business environment in the European Union, and sent an extremely negative signal to all foreign enterprises operating in Europe. China expresses its solemn concern and strong opposition to this. China will closely follow the follow-up developments of the European side and take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.