Macron has included the European Union on his last few engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This was seen as an effort to “Europeanise” his dealings with Beijing. Von der Leyen went to Paris last year to meet Xi alongside Macron and also visited Beijing in 2023 alongside the two-term centrist French leader. Before that,…
More than two years after launching its economic security strategy and with the world swept up in economic warfare, the European Union still cannot decide what economic security means. Despite this, under the strain of US tariffs and Chinese export controls, the bloc is preparing to unveil a new “economic security doctrine” in early December,…
Under pressure from Beijing’s chokehold on rare earths and the simmering feud over chipmaker Nexperia, EU officials have been asked to tone down their public rhetoric on Beijing, even as the bloc moves forward aggressively with its de-risking plans. Brussels is in “de-escalation mode”, several official sources confirmed, as it looks to convince China to…
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies is promoting a plan for a high-speed rail network that will connect all major cities in Europe and change the way people travel across the continent. According to Euronews, the European Commission is expected to adopt the European High-Speed Rail Network, which will likely consist of over…
Brussels and Beijing are both to blame for their strained ties and clear communication is needed to handle sensitive issues like Taiwan and rare earths, according to a veteran business leader and China watcher. Joerg Wuttke, former president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, said the 27-member bloc should also redouble efforts…
Senior Democrat Party members of Congress have demanded to know whether US President Donald Trump cut a deal with Beijing on the future of Nexperia that left Washington’s European allies blindsided. Democrats are asking if Trump acted in concert with the Netherlands and the European Union on a US-China deal on the beleaguered semiconductor maker,…
The European Commission claimed on Saturday that it has reached an agreement with China’s commerce ministry to restart the flow of semiconductors that had been disrupted by a crisis surrounding the company Nexperia. EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said on social media that, effective immediately, exports of the company’s chips to the bloc for non-military…
Taiwan’s Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim gave a speech at the European Parliament in Brussels on Friday, in what organisers claimed made her the most senior official from Taipei to have spoken in a foreign legislature in which it does not have diplomatic recognition. Hsiao spoke at a private conference of lawmakers from around the world who…
PARIS (Reuters) -France on Thursday increased pressure on the European Union to launch a formal investigation into Chinese online fast-fashion retailer Shein over the sale of child-like sex dolls and banned weapons on its marketplace. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Shein was “clearly” in breach of European rules. “I believe that the European Commission must…
The European Union does not believe its industries are covered by a “de facto removal” of China’s historical restrictions on the export of rare earths and other critical minerals announced by the White House on Saturday. In a fact sheet detailing the outcomes of US President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping last…