European companies including ASML Holding NV, Airbus SE and Mistral AI have called on the European Union to suspend the implementation of its landmark artificial intelligence regulation for two years because they say it puts the continent’s AI ambitions at risk.

China has imposed reciprocal curbs on imports of medical devices from the European Union, pointing to rising trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels. Companies based in the 27-member bloc are barred from selling to the Chinese government if the procurement value is more than 45 million yuan,

China will impose some reciprocal curbs on medical-device procurement for companies based in the European Union, adding tensions between the two major trading partners just as Beijing seeks to shore up ties while it fights a trade war with the US.