Published: July 18th, 2024,
Last updated: August 29th, 2024

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected to her post on Thursday. The European Parliament confirmed von der Leyen with 401 votes. While the first political manifesto of her first term of office in 2019 did not mention China, von der Leyen’s political guidelines for the next five years, published on Thursday, now outline her China policy course.