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Britain’s foreign secretary defends trip to China in response to a barrage of criticism from colleagues
James Cleverly met senior officials in Beijing. Some politicians within his own party say he should have snubbed the invitation.
Internal divisions endanger EU’s ‘de-risking’ strategy towards China
As the European Union forges ahead with its “de-risking strategy” towards China, chronic internal divisions might endanger the bloc’s resolve.
Germany’s new China strategy is a diplomatic high-wire act
The German government’s recently released “Strategy on China” has struck a balance between the country’s more pro-China business interests and the China-skeptic foreign policy establishment. While it is only a position paper, there is reason to believe that it marks an important milestone and irreversible shift in wider European relations with China.
Editor’s note for June 23, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for June 20, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
European countries struggle to align on China
China wants to recalibrate its relationship with the countries of Europe, dealing with them separately from America. In the latest in the China’s World series, Duncan Bartlett considers how European leaders are responding to a charm offensive from Beijing.
Editor’s note for April 24, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for April 14, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for April 12, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for April 11, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Editor’s note for April 7, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Xi offers no help on Ukraine after meeting with Macron and von der Leyen
As expected, not much came out of the highly-anticipated meeting between the leaders of China, France, and the EU in Beijing today. But France did walk away with some lucrative business deals.
China’s top diplomat goes on an uncharming charm offensive in Europe
At the Munich Security Conference, Wang Yi urged for a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine as part of a broader effort to mend ties with the EU, but he failed to read the room. He also doubled down on criticisms of Washington, dashing hopes for an ease in tensions after the infamous balloon incident.
Editor’s note for February 21, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Visit of top Xinjiang official to London, Paris, and Brussels canceled after uproar
Erkin Tuniyaz, the most senior Uyghur Party official working for the Xinjiang government, was supposed to visit at least three European capitals. The trip was ‘postponed’ after a multinational, cross-party hue and cry.
A Chinese electric vehicle is coming to a market near you
In 2022, China became the world’s second-largest auto exporter, and it’s now breathing down the neck of frontrunner Japan. China’s rising auto and electric vehicle brands are now on the verge of flooding into foreign markets, but it’s not going to be easy for them to succeed.
“We’ve got the vaccines you need,” European leader tells Xi Jinping
In the face of social unrest, Europe is offering to help with China’s COVID battle but maintaining its stance on human rights.
Chinese battery makers are setting up in Europe
As Europe embraces electric vehicles, Chinese battery makers are rushing in to raise capital and expand factory production.
How European businesses feel about China’s economic direction | Live with Lizzi Lee
Joerg Wuttke, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, says that EU companies are becoming more cautious about Beijing — and Xi Jinping’s zero-tolerance handling of COVID isn’t helping.
Has Beijing failed to understand Europe’s position on the war in Ukraine?
Marina Rudyak, assistant professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg, talks about the tensions between China and Europe over the war in Ukraine, and more.
