16/11/2017 (Agence Europe) – Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager and chairman He Lifeng and vice-chairman Hu Zucai of China’s National Development and Reform Commission held an EU-China meeting on Thursday 16 November on cooperation on state aid control and fair competition review. The meeting was part of the cooperation on competition matters which, on 2 June, led to the signing of a memorandum of understanding to open a dialogue on state aid control (see EUROPE 11801). At the meeting, the EU and the Chinese competition authority underlined the importance of controlling state aid to prevent competition distortion and restriction. The EU welcomed China’s adoption of a fair competition review system designed to ensure state measures do not adversely affect market entry and exit and the free movement of goods. (LT)