A warning to Britain on Beijing’s ‘Malign Influence’ in Indo-Pacific signals sea change, as Brussels takes a backseat to Asia.
The EU, the U.S. and Japan already teamed up in Trump’s first term to counter the competitive threat posed by China.
Beijing has also shown its interest in Turkey's electric vehicle and energy projects. Turkey is focusing to position itself as a hub for European trade.
In the global struggle to pay as little as possible for using protected technology, the European Union is suing China for valuing patents much lower than their current price. The EU wants to put a stop to this and last week started a case at the World Trade Organization,
Trump, who will be inaugurated next week, has threatened the EU with tariffs and his team has criticized the bloc for being weak on China. The manner in which the EU handles the dispute will present an early test of how the world approaches trade under the new administration in Washington and the resilience of the transatlantic relationship.
Wang Hongtao, deputy head of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, delivered a speech and introduced Beijing's latest entry tourism policies and cultural tourism resources, warmly welcoming Greek friends to visit Beijing.
Seen from Europe, Australia is a distant country typically connected with the image of a free-spirited place as well as the notion of representing the final bastion of US involvement in the Indo-Pacific. Nothing could be more inaccurate or distant from the truth.
The busy scene at Dapukou terminal of Ningbo Zhoushan Port, East China's Zhejiang Province File photo: Li Hao/GT The first container ship of the "China-Europe Express", the cargo ship KAWA Ningbo, operating the fastest direct route connecting Europe and China's Yangtze River Delta region,
It is now a weapon being used against us.” Trump’s skepticism about U.S. support for Ukraine and Taiwan, his eagerness to impose tariffs, and his threats to retake the Panama Canal, absorb Canada, and acquire Greenland make it clear that he envisions a return to nineteenth-century power politics and spheres of interest,
An investigation by RFE/RL’s Schemes has found that companies at least partially owned by the Chinese state are feeding critical minerals to Russian suppliers to manufacturers of weapons the Kremlin has used to pummel Ukraine since its all-out invasion nearly three years ago.
Germany is under attack from China, a senior opposition MP has warned, as Berlin grapples with a fresh wave of cyber attacks and espionage plots.
UCCA director Phil Tinari discussed the changing museum landscape in China, with an especially close look at the rise of new institutions.