BEIJING -- China is instructing local authorities to "buy Chinese" products under procurement guidelines covering such high-tech items as X-ray machines and weather instruments as it pushes foreign suppliers to shift to local production, Nikkei has learned.
The local content rules, issued as part of auditing policies in May by China's finance and industry ministries, apply to 315 items in 41 categories. These are grouped into four quota levels between 25% and 100%, though whether this is on a volume or value basis is unclear.
