Chinese dumping netwerkapparatuur

Sometimes, to protect yourself you have to protect your enemies. Such is the case with European networking companies. They've taken the unusual approach of shielding their Chinese rivals, which have been accused of price manipulation.

The European Union is threatening to slap tariffs on Chinese networking equipment amid allegations that companies such as Huawei Technologies and ZTE may be using subsidies from the Chinese government to sell gear in Europe below the cost of making it. Since such price manipulation would hurt companies such as Ericsson AB and Nokia Siemens Networks, you'd think the move by the EU would thrill European companies that would benefit from higher prices on Chinese technologies.

Think again.