Editorial

From ballpoint pens to highway bridges – government agencies spend billions each year through public procurement. So it is no wonder that Western companies are repeatedly outraged by China’s procurement practices. Agencies in the People’s Republic favor domestic companies. And abroad, Chinese companies undermine fair competition with dumping prices. But the EU now wants to remedy the situation. A new instrument aims to make the European procurement market fairer and force China to open its market. However, the question whether this will succeed remains open, analyzes Amelie Richter.