On Tuesday, the European Commission said it conducted "unannounced inspections" at the premises of security equipment maker in Europe which it suspects might have benefited unduly from state subsidies.

The target of Wednesday’s dawn raid has been on the radar of western security services for some time. There has been growing concern that Nuctech, which manufactures airport baggage scanners

During the raids, the European Union officials reportedly accessed the company's ICT system, instilling apprehension among Chinese businesses operating in Europe

The firm makes baggage security ... economic operator.” The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU, whose members include Chinese state-owned and private firms, expressed its “strong dissatisfaction” about the raids, which it said had been conducted ...

Chinese security equipment company Nuctech's Dutch and Polish offices were raided by EU competition regulators, the company said on Wednesday, as the European Commission cracks down on companies receiving unfair state subsidies which put EU peers at a disadvantage.