US President Joe Biden’s image has improved in his first months in office – except in China: The percentage of respondents expressing a positive opinion of the US rose in 13 of 14 countries surveyed between January 20th and April 25th, according to a poll by US data firm Morning Consult. China was the only […]
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, has taken an increasingly negative view of the situation between the European Union and China: “Relations are becoming increasingly difficult,” Borrell said yesterday during a debate with MEPs in the EU Parliament in Brussels. The EU’s multi-layered approach must be pursued, Borrell stressed. Cooperation with the People’s […]
The EU Commission wants to prevent European companies from being taken over by highly subsidized foreign companies – the corresponding legislative proposal is now to be presented next Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the Directorate-General for Competition confirmed to China.Table. Brussels also wants to stop state-backed companies from abroad from taking public contracts away from European […]
To describe the EU-India relationship, an English adjective has been fondly used in the past: “underperforming”. After efforts to reach a free-trade agreement between Brussels and Delhi ended in 2013, neither side mustered the energy needed to make progress on cooperation. On the contrary, they largely ignored each other – until last year. The EU’s […]
The European Union is working internally on a tougher stance towards China. EU sources confirmed to China.Table that a progress report on China had been forwarded to the European Council. The report by EU foreign affairs envoy Josep Borrell, which was not intended for publication, had actually been expected at the end of March. It […]
The European Union has strongly criticized China over its actions in the South China Sea around Whitsun Reef, part of the Spratly Islands. “Tensions in the South China Sea, including the recent presence of large Chinese vessels on Whitsun Reef, threaten peace and stability in the region,” a spokesperson for the European External Action Service […]
The abbreviation LFP stands for lithium iron phosphate, which is used as a cathode material in lithium-ion battery cells. It is cheap to produce, comparatively easy to handle and is considered very safe due to its chemical structure. When the Chinese industry embarked on the long march toward e-mobility, the chemical compound licensed by a […]
Britain has announced a massive cut in its aid budget for programs in China. The British Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office plans to cut its financial support for programs in the People’s Republic by 95 percent, according to a written parliamentary statement by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announcing Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) for 2021 and […]
NATO will vote on its new approach to China in June. The meeting of leaders of NATO member countries will take place in Brussels on June 14, the defense alliance announced yesterday. “We will take decisions on our substantive and forward-looking NATO Agenda 2030 to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow,” NATO said. These […]
China’s President Xi Jinping has pledged at the virtual climate summit to gradually reduce coal consumption from 2025. “During the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), we will strictly control the growth of coal consumption,” Xi also promised. With this, the president made his expected comments on the issue of coal – which is China’s biggest climate […]