The debate surrounding the EU’s additional tariffs on Chinese EVs will continue in the coming weeks. There was no major breakthrough in the negotiations at a meeting between EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis and China’s Trade Minister Wang Wentao on Thursday. Dombrovskis emphasized that the EU’s investigation was based on facts and respected WTO law. […]
The European Parliament has announced the composition of its China delegation. It consists of 38 MEPs. The delegation chair will be elected in early October. The German European politician Engin Eroglu (FW), who was also a member of the delegation in the last parliamentary term, has the best prospects for the post. In addition to […]
Volkswagen and its Chinese partner SAIC are considering closing a plant in the People’s Republic due to dwindling demand for vehicles with combustion engines. A person familiar with the matter told the Reuters news agency on Wednesday that the production of Passat models would be relocated from Nanjing to a nearby factory. Some of the […]
The Chinese cabinet has approved a draft for a new regulation on export controls for dual-use goods. This was reported by the state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday. Dual-use goods include goods, software and technologies that can be used for both civilian and military purposes. The new regulations aim to strengthen national security by controlling such […]
The 11th Xiangshan Forum took place in Beijing from Sept. 12-14. After the Munich Security Conference, it is one of the largest global security conferences. The main difference lies not only in the objectives, but also in the international perception. As the host, China concentrates on presenting its broadly defined Global Security Initiative (GSI), while […]
Today’s issue is set in three places: Strasbourg, the South China Sea and Berlin. Firstly, we look at Alsace, where EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has presented her cabinet. All candidates still have to go through a hearing in the EU Parliament. We already present the key commissioner posts for Brussels’ China policy […]
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the picks for her cabinet of 26 commissioners and their portfolios on Tuesday. China played a significant role in some of the decisions. The candidates will still have a hearing in the European Parliament in October. The new EU Commission could then take over from November.An overview […]
Speaking on the occasion of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit, André Algermissen from the Konrad-Adenauer- Foundation (KAS) has warned against not doing enough to counter the influence of China and Russia in Central Asia. “If these countries turn to Europe in hope, they need to be given an appropriate and reliable response to prevent them […]
In a letter to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, 300 German companies in China have criticized the slow visa process for Chinese employees. According to the letter from the Greater China Chamber of Foreign Trade and its Managing Director for Shanghai, Maximilian Butek, which was signed by the companies, the qualification of Chinese employees in […]
Byford Tsang joined the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) think tank in September. He will strengthen research on China, climate and greentech. Tsang previously worked at the climate think tank E3G and other research institutions.Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!