Nuctech sees EU escalate probe into suspected foreign-subsidy distortion (update*)
By Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst ( December 11, 2025, 10:45 GMT | Insight) -- Nuctech, a Chinese-backed maker of security scanners, is facing an in-depth EU investigation over whether it received foreign subsidies that allowed it to compete unfairly on the market for threat detection systems. Nuctech is part of the Tsinghua Tongfang group, which is indirectly controlled by China. The European Commission raided the company’s premises in Poland and the Netherlands last year.Nuctech, a Chinese-backed maker of security scanners, is facing an in-depth EU investigation over whether it received foreign subsidies that allowed it to compete unfairly on the market for threat detection systems....
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