Readout of President Xi Jinping’s video meeting with President Vladimir Putin
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A transatlantic trade and tech agenda based on common EU and US concerns about China – EU-ISS
In both Washington and European capitals, strengthening economic security and technological resilience has become a core objective. But the EU…
Royalties for EU high-tech sector: EU challenges China at WTO
The EU Commission requests consultations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to remove unfair and illegal trade practices by China in…
Medical devices: EU Commission assesses public procurement issues in China
An EU Commission report, published today, highlights a continued discrimination against EU medical devices in China's public procurement market. The EU Commission assesses, how…
China: EU Commission imposes anti-dumping duties on mobile access equipment
Today, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of mobile access equipment (MAE) from China.
Germany’s AfD: Perspectives on relations with the USA, China, and Russia
The following excerpt comes from the draft election program 2025 of Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), expected to be officially…
President Xi Jinping’s 2025 New Year’s message: What Europe can expect
On New Year's eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2025 New Year message through China Media Group and the…
EU-ISS analysis: Curbing China’s legacy chip clout – Reevaluating the EU strategy
The EU is increasingly concerned about its strategic dependencies on Chinese technology, particularly on legacy semiconductor chips. This briefing published…
David v Goliath: Bruegel on the EU Global Gateway v China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The EU’s objectives are commendable and the funds reasonably large, yet much smaller than those deployed under the BRI. The…
Press call on President Joe Biden’s meeting with President Xi Jinping
Background preview on the upcoming bilateral meeting between President Biden and President Xi at the APEC Summit in Peru.
EP Trade Committee: Hearing of Commissioner-designate Maroš Šefčovič
Brussels, 4 November 2024 On Monday, the International Trade and Constitutional Affairs committees questioned Šefčovič,...
Countervailing duty on battery electric cars from China: EU Implementing Regulation published
The EU Official Journal has now published the announced EU Commission Implementing Regulation (2024/2754) as of 29 October 2024. On…
Chinese supply chain expo to promote global industrial cooperation
This year's expo will feature more than 600 domestic and foreign exhibitors. Overseas exhibitors will constitute 32 percent of participants…
MEPs: China is trying to distort history and international law in Taiwan
The European Parliament condemns China's continued military provocations against Taiwan and firmly rejects any unilateral change to the status-quo in…
BRICS Summit: Minutes of the Meeting of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping
On the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Vladimir Putin met with President of the People’s Republic of China…
Letta: The single market is essential for the EU’s competitiveness and security
Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta presented his report on strengthening the EU’s internal market, outlining key areas in which the single…
U.S. Treasury targets actors involved in drone production for Russia’s war against Ukraine
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting three entities and one individual for…
China’s messages at the Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Before and during the 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation…
Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang meets with European Council President Michel
China's Prime Minister Li Qiang met with European Council President Michel during the East Asia Cooperation Leaders' Meeting in Vientiane,…
Bruegel: EU duties on electric vehicles from China point to a new era of relations
The European Commission’s plan to impose countervailing duties on electric vehicles (EVs) from China barely survived an EU Council vote…
Bruegel: The EU Commission’s duties on Chinese electric vehicles are a mistake
According to Bruegel, the EU countervailing duties (CVDs) on electric cars from China overstate the problem and are a mistake.…
EU Commission reacts on China’s rules against brandy imports from the EU
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Tuesday that it will impose temporary anti-dumping measures on brandy originating in the EU…
EU Member States confirm countervailing duties on battery electric vehicles from China
Today, the European Commission's proposal to impose definitive countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China has…
President Xi Jinping appoints new ambassadors in the EU, Germany, and Belarus
China's President Xi Jinping announced the appointment of several new Ambassadors in line with decisions adopted by the Standing Committee…
China: EU Commissioner Ferreira to deepen cooperation in regional and urban policies
Today, EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira signed a 5-year action plan with China to deepen EU-China regional policy cooperation. The signature…
EP Research Service: The 3rd Plenum – Is China’s economic policy sustainable?
Economic data published by China’s Bureau of Statistics very shortly before the start of the Plenum paint a very sobering…
Chair of the NATO Military Committee takes part in Seoul Defense Dialogue
The Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, participated in the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD) in the Republic…
Outcome of the meeting of Xi Jinping and Pedro Sánchez
On the afternoon of September 9, 2024, China's President Xi Jinping met with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who is…
Main outcome of the EU-US dialogue on China and Indo-Pacific consultations
Secretary General Sannino and Deputy Secretary of State Campbell discussed recent EU and US engagement with China and the trajectory…
China: EU launches social media campaign on green transition and environment
Following a first edition in 2021, the EU Delegation brings back the Sustainability Tour, inviting the Chinese public on a…
BusinessEurope calls for a proactive, creative and forward-looking EU trade agenda
According to BusinessEurope, the EU should pursue a new generation of bilateral arrangements with third countries, proposing a wide range…
Africa: Chinese President Xi proposes partnership to jointly advance modernization
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech titled "Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Build a Community with a…
Eindhoven University of Technology: Remarks by EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra
"China is challenging us, in such a fundamental way, that it would be naive to deny that Europe has a…
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
On the afternoon of August 29, President Xi Jinping met with Assistant to the U.S. President for National Security Affairs…
Hong Kong: EEAS statement on the conviction of former chief editors at Stand News
EEAS reacts on the Hong Kong District Court sentences concerning Chung Pui-kuen and Lam Shiu-tung, two former chief editors of…
China: IMF Executive Board concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation
China’s economy has remained resilient despite the continued weakness in the property sector, with GDP growing by 5.2 percent in…
Silk Road spirit: Chinese President Xi meets Italian prime minister Meloni
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Beijing on Monday. Noting that China and Italy…
China: High Representative Borrell met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi
EU High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP) Josep Borrell met with Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi, in the margins of the ASEAN…
China, Russia agree to further expand investment, energy cooperation
China and Russia have agreed to further expand investment and energy cooperation to promote bilateral ties.
WIPO report: China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents
China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence patents, a new report from the UN World Intellectual…
WTO starts trade policy review for China
At the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the ninth review of the trade policies and practices of China takes place on…