The two Presidents have jointly brought the China-U.S. dialogue and cooperation back on track. More than 20 communication mechanisms have been restarted or established, and positive achievements have been made in such areas as diplomacy, security, economy, trade, fiscal affairs, finance, military, counternarcotics, law enforcement, agriculture, climate change, and people-to-people exchange.
Background preview on the upcoming bilateral meeting between President Biden and President Xi at the APEC Summit in Peru.
Brussels, 4 November 2024 On Monday, the International Trade and Constitutional Affairs committees questioned Šefčovič,
The EU Official Journal has now published the announced EU Commission Implementing Regulation (2024/2754) as of 29 October 2024. On 231 pages, the Regulation imposes a definitive countervailing duty on imports of new battery electric vehicles designed for the transport of persons originating in the People’s Republic of China.
This year’s expo will feature more than 600 domestic and foreign exhibitors. Overseas exhibitors will constitute 32 percent of participants at the 2024 expo, up from 26 percent at the first expo held last year. U.S. companies will contribute the largest share of overseas participation at the expo this year, while the number of participants from Europe and Japan will also significantly surpass that of the first expo.
The European Parliament condemns China’s continued military provocations against Taiwan and firmly rejects any unilateral change to the status-quo in the Taiwan Strait.
On the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Vladimir Putin met with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping.
Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta presented his report on strengthening the EU’s internal market, outlining key areas in which the single market remains fragmented: telecommunication, energy, and finance. These areas need to be addressed to strengthen the EU’s competitiveness and security and to avoid becoming a “colony of the United States or China”.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting three entities and one individual for their involvement in the development and production of Russia’s Garpiya series long-range attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Before and during the 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Islamabad on 16 October 2024, China has unveiled details of its military strategy in the region.
China’s Prime Minister Li Qiang met with European Council President Michel during the East Asia Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting in Vientiane, Laos.
The European Commission’s plan to impose countervailing duties on electric vehicles (EVs) from China barely survived an EU Council vote on 4 October. This second Bruegel paper on this topic paper analyses the background and consequences of the Commission’s initiative that is seen critical by several EU Members States.
According to Bruegel, the EU countervailing duties (CVDs) on electric cars from China overstate the problem and are a mistake. They will harm EU citizens more than help them, and they will eventually backfire on the European automotive industry.
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Tuesday that it will impose temporary anti-dumping measures on brandy originating in the EU by requiring importers to pay a cash deposit on purchase. The EU Commmission sees this as an abuse of trade defence for inappropriate reasons and a clear breach of WTO rules.
Today, the European Commission’s proposal to impose definitive countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China has obtained the necessary support from EU Member States for the adoption of tariffs. This represents another step towards the conclusion of the Commission’s anti-subsidy investigation.
China’s President Xi Jinping announced the appointment of several new Ambassadors in line with decisions adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.
Mark Rutte took office as the NATO Secretary General, today (1 October 2024). He was welcomed to NATO Headquarters in Brussels by the outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, whose term ends after ten years. Read about the new Secretary General’s top priorities.
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 ceremony took place in Beijing during the EU-China High-Level Regional Policy Dialogue with the Vice-Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China, Guo Lanfeng.
Economic data published by China’s Bureau of Statistics very shortly before the start of the Plenum paint a very sobering picture of the state of China’s economy. While exports in June performed well, imports decreased in year-on-year terms, likely due to weak domestic demand.
The Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, participated in the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD) in the Republic of Korea. During the opening session on “Deterring War and Preserving Rules-Based International Order”, Admiral Bauer delivered a key note address on the importance of Partnerships in an increasingly divided world.
On the afternoon of September 9, 2024, China’s President Xi Jinping met with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who is on an official visit to China, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.
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