The powerful European business lobby group European Round Table for Industry (ERT) has called on EU politicians to take a stronger stand against China’s state capitalism – but not to decouple in the process. The EU must push for better business conditions with China, said an ERT report. In doing so, the bloc of nations […]
Zhu Zhongming (朱忠明) has been appointed vice-minister of the Ministry of Finance in Beijing. Zhu was previously vice-governor of the province Hunan. Zhu is one of five vice-ministers appointed under Finance Minister Liu Kun since early July.Kyle Sullivan joined Albright Stonebridge Group earlier this week as vice-president for China Practice. Sullivan previously worked at the […]
The recovery of China’s car market is stalling. In June, 1,6 million passenger cars, SUVs and minivans were sold to consumers in the People’s Republic – 5,3 percent less than in the same month last year, as reported by Wall Street Journal on Thursday, citing China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). There had already been […]
British MPs have called on their government to not attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. London should also encourage other governments to stay absent from the Olympic Games, according to a report by the British parliament’s foreign affairs committee published on Thursday. “The government shall propose that the British Olympic Association should not attend […]
Small steps for the giant panda: The number of giant pandas in China’s wilderness has reached more than 1,800 specimens, according to government agencies – the status of the bears has therefore been downgraded from “endangered” to “threatened”. In addition to the wild giant pandas, living conditions have also improved for other rare and endangered […]
The European Parliament advocates a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The EU Commission, the EU Council and member states must reject invitations from government representatives and diplomats to take part in the 2022 Winter Games, outlines the cross-party draft resolution, which MEPs will vote on Thursday. “Unless the Chinese government demonstrates a […]
The European Parliament has called on the EU Council to drop the principle of unanimity for decisions on sanctions against human rights violations. Individual EU member states would no longer able to simply block decisions on punitive measures. Instead, decisions should be taken by a qualified majority, according to a resolution adopted by the Foreign […]
The European Union is demanding information from China regarding several court rulings and thus new legal regulations on intellectual property (IP) in the telecommunications industry. The newly introduced practice in China prohibits foreign companies from using EU courts to enforce disputes over IP rights, as a spokeswoman for the EU Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade told […]
One scene remains in the memory of participants at an event in 2014: When the President of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, spoke to diplomats, he named Japan and India as the most important partners in Asia. The Chinese ambassador at the time then left the room without a word. The anecdote says a lot about the […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday. According to a government spokesperson in Berlin, they discussed relations between the European Union and China as well as topics on international trade, climate protection and biodiversity Merkel and Macron supposedly advocated further adjustments to […]