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China threatens EU firms over cybersecurity plans targeting Chinese companies<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. China will hit EU firms with reciprocal measures if the bloc targets Chinese firms as planned under its proposed cybersecurity regulations, Beijing has warned.In a 30-page document submitted to the European Commission on Friday, China\u2019s commerce ministry explicitly warned that broad retaliation was on the table if firms such as Huawei and ZTE were penalised by the law, which was announced in January but is still in draft form.\u201cIf the EU designates China as a \u2018country posing cybersecurity concerns\u2019 or lists Chinese entities as \u2018high risk suppliers\u2019 to phase out equipment manufactured by Chinese businesses in a compulsory manner and exclude Chinese products and services from the EU market, China can launch relevant investigations into the EU or EU businesses, and take reciprocal measures,\u201d stated a submission from the ministry in response to the commission\u2019s request for feedback.
\nBehind the Nexperia crisis and China-Netherlands tech tensions | China Future Tech webinarBehind the Nexperia crisis and China-Netherlands tech tensions | China Future Tech webinarThe sweeping new cybersecurity act would, if adopted, create a framework that would compel EU members to remove firms identified as a security risk from their 5G networks \u2013 a measure that has so far only been recommended \u2013 within three years of coming into force.It marks the first time Brussels has attempted to make removal mandatory and could be the tip of the iceberg for Chinese firms such as Huawei and ZTE.Under the act, the EU can designate an entire country as a \u201ccybersecurity threat\u201d. This would then see companies from that country excluded from sectors across the 27-member union, starting with telecommunications but then extending into a raft of hi-tech industries and critical infrastructure.In future, designated companies could be considered off limits in sensitive sectors, including connected vehicles, electricity and water supply and storage, cloud computing, medical devices, space services and semiconductors, according to the proposal.
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