The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has questioned the legal basis of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). The ministry announced on Thursday that it was investigating complaints from the Chinese Machinery Industry Association (CCCME) about the EU instrument. The CCCME is a semi-official machinery and electronics trade organization representing car manufacturers and solar panel producers, among […]
As part of Digital and Transport Minister Volker Wissing’s visit, Germany and China signed a memorandum of understanding for a dialogue on cross-border data traffic. This is a subsequent step following the cooperation agreement on autonomous driving signed with China in April and complements the collaboration in the area of data exchange, the ministry announced […]
China has evolved into a security threat for Europe through its relationship with Russia, a fact that Brussels should not underestimate despite economic interests. This is the core message of a report by the European China think tank Merics, the US-based German Marshall Fund (GMF), and the British think tank Chatham House. China’s ongoing support […]
China and the EU want to negotiate the planned EU extra tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles – a move that Germany can also partially credit as a success, writes Finn Mayer-Kuckuk.He accompanied Robert Habeck to China to see how the German Economy Minister attempted to explain to the Chinese side: In this matter, the EU […]
Why did Beijing target the pork industry specifically? What’s the strategy behind that?They want to send a clear signal, a warning that, if the EU does not negotiate on the electric vehicle duties, China will put anti-dumping duties on pork. They chose pork because it is the biggest agricultural export from the EU to China. […]
A survey has found that 73 percent of Chinese EV manufacturers have experienced a drop in sales in the European market due to the EU investigation into state subsidies. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Brussels presented the survey on Wednesday in cooperation with the state-run China Economic Information Service. 67 percent of the companies […]
Ecuador has suspended visa-free entry for Chinese citizens, closing off a previously popular entry point into Latin America. The South American country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs justified this decision citing an increase in illegal migration flows from China. In a statement on social media, the ministry explained that many Chinese travelers had recently overstayed the […]
Just a few days after the EU announced its extra tariffs on Chinese EVs, the People’s Republic retaliated as expected: China launched an anti-dumping investigation into European pork and its by-products. As the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday (17 June), the investigation has been ongoing since Monday.The investigation aims to:The products examined include:The […]
The EU and China will meet this week for an environmental and climate dialogue. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang will be in Brussels from Monday to Friday to attend the fifth high-level climate dialogue. Ding will meet with EU Climate Commissioner Wope Hoekstra and then travel on to Luxembourg. Further […]
In its annual report, the EU expressed concern about the development of democracy in Hong Kong. “The 2023 annual report illustrates in great detail the continuous erosion of the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong and the dismantling of the ‘one country two systems’ principle,” said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs […]