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媒体：蔚来汽车正在就授权换电系统与竞争对手展开磋商
EV manufacturer NIO is negotiating with Chinese and foreign automakers to authorize its battery-swap system and plans to build 1,000 swapping stations outside of China by 2025, mostly in Europe.
In fast-changing Europe, rage against Russia fuels suspicion of China
Outrage over Ukraine may harden Europe against China, after Russia’s attack lit a fire under European nations’ security and defense. “I think it’s going to have repercussions beyond this question of how to deal with Russia. It is definitely going to shape our policies towards China as well,” said Pascal Abb, a Chinese foreign policy professor at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt.
Germany, in particular, made a shocking departure from traditional policy in a single hour: Chancellor Olaf Scholz committed to a $111 billion defense fund, dropped opposition to arming Ukraine, and supported bans on Russia’s financial assets. “Multiple European academics and researchers said they had been contacted this week by Chinese counterparts — startled by Germany’s policy shift — to ask ‘what next?’” writes journalist Finbarr Bermingham on Twitter.
Security scanners across Europe tied to China govt, military
One Chinese firm makes many of Europe’s security scanners: Nuctech, a Chinese security inspection products firm partially owned by the state, has had many of its security scanners installed across key points in Europe, raising alarm over national security and China’s potential access to sensitive data, the Associated Press reports. Nuctech has been “frozen out of the U.S. for years due to national security concerns,” but its devices have been installed by 26 out of 27 EU member states, according to records reviewed by AP.
Germany's new government is set to take a tougher line on China
Will Scholz shift Germany away from China? The new German government, led by Olaf Scholz, who became chancellor on December 8, is “set to take a tougher line on China,” per Nikkei Asia. The Financial Times editorial board noted that although Scholz has so far not personally expressed a change in tone on China compared with former chancellor Angela Merkel, the coalition he leads “treats [China] as a ‘systemic rival’…a phrase that Merkel never uttered.”
EU shelves Taiwan trade upgrade amid balancing act on China
Announcement of new strategic format for liaising with Taiwan on trade is postponed, as lawmakers push Taiwan issue but also aim to re-engage with Beijing.
China and Serbia praise 'steel friendship' amid growing ties
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian officials praised their “steel friendship” with China during talks on Thursday with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi amid fears in the West that by heavily investing in the Balkan state, Beijing is trying to exert its political influence in that part of Europe.
EU lawmakers to visit Taiwan next week to meet with Taipei officials
Trip comes as EU-China relations fray and Taipei lobbies for an investment agreement with the EU.
Xi and Macron speak for first time since Aukus alliance was announced
Chinese leader tells France’s president that the EU should maintain its autonomy in foreign policy.
Taiwan Gains Favor in Europe’s East, Angering China
The intensifying links mirror tensions between the West and China over trade, military and human-rights issues. They also highlight differences within the West in how to approach an increasingly assertive China.
EU Wants Clarity From China on Its Emissions-Cutting Ambitions
The European Union wants to see what more China will do to step up its climate ambitions and when it plans to have its carbon emissions stop rising, the bloc’s climate chief Frans Timmermans said Tuesday.
A US-Europe rare earths partnership is sandwiched by China
Energy Fuels and Neo Materials aim to diversify rare earth supplies, but building a supply chain independent from China will be difficult.
EU, Chinese Officials to Meet Ahead of UN Climate Change Talks
The European Union’s top climate official is set to meet China’s special envoy on climate change in London as the two sides attempt to build momentum ahead of crucial talks aimed at limiting global warming that start later this week.
Piraeus port deal intensifies Greece’s unease over China links
Beijing cements control of key EU infrastructure but locals say they have not seen the investment they expected
Beijing Olympics to Allow Spectators But Only Those in China
China is limiting spectators for the Beijing Winter Olympics to those residing within the country, as the nation applies its zero-tolerance Covid-19 strategy to the upcoming winter games.
Why China Is Facing a Power Crunch and What It Means: QuickTake
A power crunch across China has rippled from factory floors to homes and even traffic lights in some places, leading economists to cut their growth forecasts for the world’s second-largest economy. The shortages mirror tight energy supplies in Europe and elsewhere that have roiled commodity markets, as well. Part of the problem is that the economic rebound after Covid lockdowns has boosted demand, while lower investment by miners and drillers has constrained production. But the crisis in China i
Tensions grow as US, allies deepen Indo-Pacific involvement
BANGKOK (AP) — With increasingly strong talk in support of Taiwan, a new deal to supply Australia with nuclear submarines, and the launch of a European strategy for greater engagement in the Indo-Pacific, the U.S.
European Businesses Urge China to Open Up, Avoid Inward Turn
European businesses in China urged the country to steer away from what they see as an “inward” turn of the economy to achieve self-sufficiency, which has impeded their operations and prospects.
China Has Fully Vaccinated More Than 1 Billion People
China has fully vaccinated more than 1 billion people against Covid-19 -- over 70% of its total population -- powering ahead of the U.S. and Europe despite having no immediate plans to ease some of the strictest pandemic measures in the world.
