A Chinese company receives up to eight times more state aid than a Western company.

Omissions

• The 'eight times' figure is the UPPER bound of a range: the OECD states Chinese firms received 'three to eight times more government support', so the average gap is not uniformly eight times but varies by sector and comparison.
• The finding refers to average support across firms and sectors over 2005-2024, not to a single 'Chinese company' versus a single 'Western company' as the singular phrasing implies.
• The OECD explicitly labels its estimate 'conservative', meaning the true gap could be larger.
• The MEP's framing ('up to eight times') selects the most favourable end of the range for rhetorical effect, although this mirrors the OECD's own headline framing.

Sources

• PrimaryOECD — Industrial subsidies reach highest levels since the global financial crisis, says OECD (press release)Between 2005 and 2024, Chinese firms received, on average, three to eight times more government support than firms in OECD countries, depending ...
• PrimaryOECD — MAGIC Database of Industrial Subsidies (full report / PDF)Between 2005 and 2024, Chinese firms received on average three to eight times more government support than firms based in the OECD, a conservative estimate.
• SecondaryEuronews — China's state subsidies up to eight times more than OECD's, report saysChinese companies received between three and eight times more subsidies than Western firms between 2005 and 2024, according to a report ...
• SecondaryFinancial Times — Chinese firms' market share gains driven by subsidiesCompanies in China benefit from eight times more state support on average than rich-world rivals, report claims.