Readouts of President Xi Jinping’s video meeting with President Vladimir Putin
President Xi stressed his readiness to work with President Putin and guide China-Russia relations to a new height in 2025, to respond…
U.S. Memorandum “America First Trade Policy”
The U.S. Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Trade Representative, shall…
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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.
EU Commission acts to counter dumping of titanium dioxide from China
Today, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on titanium dioxide (TiO2) from China. The measures follow an anti-dumping investigation.
China – Hong Kong SAR: IMF 2024 Article IV Mission concluding statement
Hong Kong SAR’s economy is on a path of gradual but uneven recovery after a protracted period of shocks. With…
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…
Tencent and CATL take steps against inclusion to U.S. list of Chinese military companies
The US Deputy Secretary of Defense (DoD) has updated its notice on Chinese entities listed as “Chinese military companies” operated…
Gazprom board of directors discusses global energy market outlook
According to the Gazprom's first preliminary estimates, in 2024, global gas consumption has grown by more than 100 billion cubic meters. The bulk…
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…
EPP Group position paper to save the automotive industry triggers public debate
The EPP Group calls for a revision of the ban on internal combustion engines and a technology-neutral approach to encourage…
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…
Eurostat report on China’s increasing role in Europe’s automotive industry
In 2022, China was the largest consumer of EU vehicle products, accounting for 21% of total EU domestic value added…
The future of European electric vehicles – EU Parliament Research Service
The European electric vehicle (EV) industry is facing fierce competition from China. The question is what this will mean for…
WTO: EU Commission challenges China’s anti-dumping tariffs on EU brandy
Today the European Commission has formally requested consultations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the provisional anti-dumping measures imposed by China…
BusinessEurope position paper on EU-China relations: Shaping the way forward
China is and will remain a crucial market for European companies. However, mounting risks and challenges of doing business in and with…
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.
U.S. Treasury targets sanctions evaders and Russian producers supporting Russia’s military industrial base
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned 275 individuals and entities involved in supplying Russia with advanced technology and…
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…
EU imposes anti-subsidy duties on e-vehicles from China, negotiations continue
Today, the EU Commission concluded its anti-subsidy investigation by imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China for…
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…
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,…
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…
EP Think Tank paper: The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry
The EU automotive sector has a century-old tradition of producing vehicles with combustion engines. It enjoys a global reputation for…
Bruegel: The US-China trade war can be brought to an end
Trends in China suggest it is not the threat many in the US believe, creating scope for defusing trade tensions.…
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…
Dairy products: EU launches WTO consultation challenging China’s anti-subsidy investigation
Today, the EU Commission launched a consultation request at the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging China's initiation of an anti-subsidy investigation against…
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…
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…
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
On Monday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with President Xi Jinping of China. During the meeting the Chinese President…
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…