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In the landscape of EU-China relations, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's doctrine of "de-risking, not decoupling" has become a central tenet. This approach underscores the European Union's lack of coherent strategy towards China — attempts to balance between engagement and safeguarding its interests while failing to address more comprehensively the scale of threats and challenges posed by the totalitarian regime. Furthermore, while de-risking itself seeks to foster a pragmatic stance on economic and diplomatic fronts, it's imperative to recognise certain sectors necessitate...
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Governments have signed off on new legislation they hope will prevent the EU from falling behind the US and China in the race to corner the market for clean energy technology, and finally see carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployed at scale after decades of false starts. The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), formally adopted today (27 May) at a summit of agriculture ministers in Brussels, redirects EU funding, eases permitting delays, and dovetails with the new Critical Raw Materials Act intended to secure access to elements like lithium and rare earths. The law is a response to fears of investm...
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Critics of Shein and Temu in the United States have already complained that they use an import tax exemption there to undercut rivals and avoid customs inspections of their products. Germany has recently revealed that it backs the scrapping of some EU import taxes, which could potentially see the winding up of tax breaks for cheap packages. This is because currently, parcels bought online from a country outside the EU are exempt from custom duties if their total value is under €150. These tax breaks have been crucial for Chinese online retailers such as Temu and Shein, allowing them to charge ...
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Taiwan, the self-ruling, high-tech island that has become a flashpoint in the deepening rivalry between China and the West, has entered a new political chapter. Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, was this week inaugurated as president, succeeding Tsai Ing-wen, whose steady, soft-spoken leadership in the past eight years has been credited with redefining Taipei's approach to Beijing. Having served as vice-president during Tsai's second mandate, Lai has fashioned himself as an enabler of continuity, rather than a disruptor who comes to shake things up at a precarious time of growing geopol...
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China has launched an "anti-dumping" investigation into chemical imports, in what appears to be a response to trade barriers introduced by the EU, the US and other countries. Polyoxymethylene copolymer, a plastic widely used in electronics and cars, is being sold at an unfairly low cost in China, therefore causing damage to domestic companies, said China's Ministry of Commerce. The investigation will focus on imports from the US, the EU, Taiwan and Japan, and could take up to 18 months to complete. Scholz’s visit to China: Balancing distance and diplomacy EU launches probe into Chinese solar p...
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The international NGO interviewed Chinese and Hong Kong students studying in European universities, whose testimonies suggest that Chinese authorities' transnational crackdown is threatening freedom and democracy on European soil. The students say they were followed and photographed during demonstrations or protests, and monitored online. Their family members back home in China were also targeted and threatened by police because of their activism abroad. A total of 30 Chinese and 12 Hong Kong students were interviewed, based in universities in four EU member states - France, Germany the Nether...
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Xi Jinping arrived in Europe earlier this week lugging some heavy economic baggage. With foreign direct investment into China plunging 82% to just $33 billion (€30.5bn) in 2023 — a three-decade low — one might have expected Xi's tour to be a full-fledged charm offensive aimed at wooing back skittish European investors and businesses. However, the authoritarian leader's trip was anything but charming. Rather than candidly address the headwinds battering China's economy and appease anxious trading partners, Xi doubled down on the same tone deaf tactics that have defined his authoritarian rule fo...
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Der chinesische Präsident Xi Jinping ist am Mittwoch zum Abschluss seiner fünftägigen Europareise in Ungarn eingetroffen. Es wird erwartet, dass Xis Besuch zahlreiche Abkommen mit Ministerpräsident Viktor Orbán festigen und so Chinas regionalen wirtschaftlichen Einfluss weiter stärken wird. Dies steht im Gegensatz zur Haltung anderer EU-Länder, die versuchen, ihre Abhängigkeit von der zweitgrößten Volkswirtschaft der Welt zu verringern. Während seines Aufenthalts in Paris forderten der französische Präsident Emmanuel Macron und die Chefin der EU-Kommission, Ursula von der Leyen, Xi Jinping auf...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hungary on Wednesday, marking the end of his five-day European tour. His visit is set to solidify numerous agreements with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, further strengthening China's regional economic influence. This contrasts with the stance of other EU nations, which are seeking to reduce their reliance on the world's second-largest economy. During his stop in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen urged Xi Jinping to promote more balanced trade with Europe and use his influence on Russia to address the conf...
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China and Serbia have signed a new comprehensive free trade agreement, deepening the economic and political ties between Belgrade and its biggest foreign investor. The new partnership was announced in a joint press conference in Belgrade on Wednesday and comes as Chinese president Xi Jinping visits Europe for the first time in five years. President Aleksandar Vučić said the deal "will guarantee a future" for Serbia, cancelling tariffs on almost 95% of the country's exports to China within the next five to ten years, from "apples to beef meat". His Chinese counterpart described their relationsh...
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