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Background briefing on the EU-China Summit on 7 December 2023

On Thursday 7 December 2023, the leaders of the EU and China will hold a summit in Beijing, China.. The summit will cover the following topics: EU-China relations, including economic and trade +++ China’s position concerning Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine +++ The situation in the Middle East +++ Climate change +++ Global health and pandemic preparedness

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06/12/2023

MEPs warn of Chinese influence over vital European infrastructure

In a new report, MEPs warn of the risks of growing Chinese influence over European critical infrastructure and calls on the EU to take action to reduce crucial vulnerabilities. In the report, MEPs examine how China, through its so-called military-civil fusion (MCF) strategy, is increasingly gaining access to and exercising influence over European critical infrastructure.

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29/11/2023

Transcript of the IMF press briefing on the 2023 China Article IV Consultation Mission

“We project China’s GDP growth to reach 5.4 percent in 2023, reflecting a strong post reopening rebound in domestic demand, particularly in assumption. We project growth to slow to 4.6 percent next year, as we expect the weakness in the property sector to continue and external demand to remain subdued. These forecasts are an upgrade from our previous projection. Specifically, we have revised up growth by 0.4 percentage points, in

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09/11/2023

EU and China discuss competition policy and enforcement

Officials and experts from the EU and China will meet online from 23 to 25 October 2023 to discuss their cooperation on competition law and enforcement. The sessions will focus on competition law enforcement in the EU and China, particularly on the approach to vertical mergers, as well as on competition law enforcement and trade associations.

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23/10/2023

A candid exchange on our differences – EU HRVP Borrell on EU-China relations 

The main, and long overdue, purpose of this visit was to co-chair the EU-China Strategic Dialogue, to prepare the next EU-China Summit. I also had the opportunity to meet with Vice President Han Zheng and to give a speech at Beida, China’s prestigious Peking University. In Shanghai, I spoke with European business representatives and had a long and substantial exchange of views with eminent Chinese scholars at Shanghai’s Institute of

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21/10/2023

Belt and Road Forum talks: Minutes of Chinese and Russian counterparties

“You have just mentioned our bar – our objective of reaching $200 billion in trade this year. If we look at the year-on-year figures – we analysed this yesterday evening – the 200-billion target was reached between this day a year ago and today, and this bar will certainly be exceeded by the end of the calendar year. Therefore, we are advancing very confidently on the bilateral plane as well”

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18/10/2023

China visit: Concluding press remarks by EU High Representative Borrell

“The conclusion is that despite our differences, there is still a space for cooperation. Yes, we don’t have the same political system, which is not a secret. We don’t have the same economic system, that is not a secret neither. But despite the differences, we believe that there is still a space for cooperation and the most important challenges that the world is facing cannot be solved without a strong

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15/10/2023

China: Speech by EU HRVP Borrell at Peking University

We have great assets. We account only for 6% of the world’s population and more than 15% of global wealth. We are a very powerful trading power. We are also what we call a normative power, carefully but quickly setting standards in many areas that pay no attention to geographical borders: data protection, artificial intelligence and much more.

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13/10/2023

3rd China-Germany High-Level Financial Dialogue – joint statement

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and German Minister of Finance Christian Lindner co-chaired the 3rd China-Germany High Level Financial Dialogue in Frankfurt am Main, attended by senior officials from the two countries. Both sides reiterated that this dialogue mechanism is a key platform for bilateral exchange and policy coordination on strategic, overarching, and long-term fiscal and financial issues.

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03/10/2023

EU-China Dialogue: EU calls for greater market access and fair competition

The two sides discussed the macro-economic situation in the EU, China and globally. Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis emphasised in particular the impact of Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine on global economic growth prospects, as well as on food and energy security. The two sides discussed market access and supply chain issues, where Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis called for progress on EU concerns on access to the Chinese market, and for rebalancing the

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25/09/2023

Press remarks by Chinese VP Han Zheng and U.S. State Secretary Blinken before their meeting

“At present, China-U.S. relations are the most consequential relations. In June this year, you visited China and held candid, pragmatic, and productive communication with various sides in China. Such communications sent to the whole world the constructive message of China and the United States stepping up engagement and dialogue and working together to stabilize the bilateral relationship. The world needs a steady and sound China-U.S. relationship, and such a relationship

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19/09/2023

EU-China: EU Commission and China hold second High-level Digital Dialogue

Today, the Commission held its second High-level Digital Dialogue with China. Co-chaired by Vera Jourova, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, and Vice-Premier of China, Zhang Guoqing, this dialogue hosted in Beijing covered key issues such as platforms and data regulation, Artificial Intelligence, research and innovation, cross-border flow of industrial data, or the safety of products sold online. The Commissioner for Justice and consumer rights, Didier Reynders, also participated in the

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18/09/2023

EU Chamber of Commerce in China on the extension of China’s IIT policy for foreign nationals

This announcement comes on the heels of the Opinions of the State Council on Further Optimising the Foreign Investment Environment and Increasing Efforts to Attract Foreign Investment (Opinions). Given that the Opinions implied that an extension to China’s IIT regime for foreign nationals would be forthcoming, the European Chamber is hopeful that further concrete measures will now be taken to implement the other points contained in this document.

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30/08/2023

Hong Kong and China formally accept Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies

Adopted by consensus at the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) held in Geneva on 12-17 June 2022, the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies sets new binding, multilateral rules to curb harmful subsidies, which are a key factor in the widespread depletion of the world’s fish stocks. In addition, the Agreement recognizes the needs of developing and least-developed countries (LDCs) and establishes a fund to provide technical assistance and capacity building to

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21/08/2023
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