Brussels is working on a raft of new directives and regulations to strengthen its own economy and the EU’s single market against China. With the regulation against market-distorting foreign subsidies, the EU plans to prevent – among other things – Chinese companies from benefiting from financial aid from Beijing.In principle a good idea, according to […]
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has rejected several complaints against anti-dumping duties on Chinese-subsidized fiber optic products from Egypt. With Wednesday’s decision, the CJEU upheld the countervailing duties. The continuous glass fiber products are subsidized by China but imported into the EU by Egyptian companies. This was the first time Chinese […]
To get the out-of-control housing market back under control, China’s leadership has cracked down in recent years. The bankruptcy of the heavily indebted construction company Evergrande has served as a cautionary tale for the over-indebtedness of an entire industry. Suddenly, however, high debts no longer seem so bad in Beijing – and if the desired […]
Italy was the only G7 country to officially join China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Now, Rome may soon publicly back out. The cooperation agreement, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), expires in March 2024, in just over a year. The government of right-wing populist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni must therefore consider whether to quietly continue the […]
The EU Commission has prohibited the use of the Chinese video app TikTok on business cell phones of EU officials and MEPs for the time being. Staff received instructions to that effect on Thursday, Commission spokeswoman Sonya Gospodinova confirmed. The ban is said to be temporary. However, Gospodinova did not explain under what conditions the […]
Several human rights organizations have spoken out against the resumption of the human rights dialogue between China and the EU. It should remain suspended until the conditions for “tangible results and progress” are met, the organizations wrote in an open letter to EU Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell. The EU and China plan to meet […]
China’s balloon was not a solitary balloon but belongs to a large family. They have been produced in great numbers for years. Michael Radunski reveals which engineers are behind the program and which companies are involved. Reconnaissance over enemy territory had already been going on for years – and even the suspicious neighbors Japan and […]
China and the EU will resume their human rights dialogue this week, which has been suspended for several years. A meeting as part of the dialogue is scheduled for this Friday, a spokeswoman for the EU Commission confirmed to China.Table on Tuesday. The EU expects the resumption to allow for “focused discussions on a broad […]
The EU wants to counter Chinese and Russian disinformation campaigns more effectively with a new platform. A newly created “Information Sharing and Analysis Centre” within the Diplomatic Service of the European Union (EEAS) will track disinformation from outside the EU and also coordinate with the 27 member states and civil society actors, EU chief diplomat […]
The deliberations of two Chinese ministries are currently causing panic in the solar industry. The Ministries of Commerce and Science and Technology are considering an export ban on several solar technologies, according to a statement by the authorities at the end of January. The export restrictions would affect wafers, black silicon and so-called ingots. And […]