By SAM McNEIL and KEN MORITSUGU BEIJING (AP) — China and the European Union have issued a joint call to action on climate change during an otherwise tense bilateral summit in Beijing on Thursday riven with major disagreements over trade and the war in Ukraine. The two economic juggernauts issued a joint statement on climate…
A senior official from China’s Ministry of Public Security warned on Wednesday that the agency will bring more enforcement actions against automakers in cases involving assisted driving functions, the latest in a series of moves by Beijing to contain what it views as disorderly competition in the country’s auto market. China will refine its road…
In an unprecedented show of China’s advanced civilian drone technology, a swarm of heavy-lift unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has carried 180 tonnes of construction materials up a remote mountain in the country’s southwest, according to state media. State broadcaster CCTV reported last Thursday that the aerial operation had taken place in May at a solar…
A US lawmaker is pushing the Pentagon for more transparency regarding information shared with Chinese engineers under a cloud computing services contract with Microsoft. According to a report, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, requesting detailed information on the extent of access Chinese engineers had to US military…
BEIJING (AP) — China and the European Union have issued a joint call to action on climate change during an otherwise tense bilateral summit in Beijing on Thursday riven with major disagreements over trade and the war in Ukraine. The two economic juggernauts issued a joint statement on climate change, urging more emission cuts and greater use of…
Ursula von der Leyen called on China to open up its market and rectify over-capacity issues as a one-day summit between the European Union and China closed with minimal progress. Speaking in Beijing following a meeting with Chinese President Xi jinping, the head of the European Commission warned that it will be “very difficult” for…
– Advertisement – In what looks like a rare demonstration of global alignment, the European Union and China on Thursday, July 24, 2025, issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to climate cooperation, green trade, and the Paris Agreement. Amid rising geopolitical tensions, the statement positions climate action as a crucial area of continued collaboration between two…
Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Alvorada Palace in Brasília in November 2024. Photo: Cadu Gomes/VPR/CC 2.0. Source As China competes with the US for technology supremacy, policymakers and market watchers often focus on the race between firms in both countries in terms of technological and market development. However, equally important is understanding how China…
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. New EU-China climate statement CLIMATE STATEMENT: European Council president António Costa and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen signed an EU-China agreement on climate with Chinese premier…
Europe and China are two of the world’s three largest economic and trading powers. This makes our relationship one of the most consequential of the 21st century. From the outset, Europe’s approach has been clear, consistent, and results-driven. We are defending our interests. We are carefully implementing a de-risking strategy. We are strengthening our economic…