Tag: Finland
China offers visa-free entry to 9 more countries in renewed tourism and diplomatic push
People from nine more countries, including South Korea, Norway, Finland and Slovakia, will have visa-free entry to China from Friday, as Beijing tries to attract more tourists and improve international ties. From November 8, nationals from these countries, which also include Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco and Liechtenstein, will be allowed to enter China for business,…
China’s Xi seeks closer ties with Finland on green energy, peace plan for Ukraine
China aims for closer cooperation with Finland on new energy sectors as well as finding a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis, President Xi Jinping told his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb in Beijing on Tuesday. According to China’s state-owned broadcaster CCTV, Xi vowed closer links with Finland on “green transformation”, information technology, the digital economy…
Russian aggression discussed by Finland’s Stubb and China’s Xi Jinping
“Right now we are very much in a situation whereby Russian aggression has violated international law. I look forward to discussing peaceful solutions on that path,” Stubb said in a brief speech before he and Xi Jinping began face-to-face talks in Beijing. During the talks, Xi Jinping reiterated that China was willing to work with…
Europe’s tech security czar-to-be faces China fight at home – POLITICO
“The total value of business in China for Finnish companies is estimated to be more than 20 billion euros per year,” a 2023 report from the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs said, which labeled China as “one of our most important trade partners.” “Chinese investments play the largest role in Finland compared to any other…
Finland’s president to meet Xi on state visit to China
OSLO (Reuters) – Finland’s President Alexander Stubb will go on a state visit to China from Oct. 28-31 for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior government officials, the Finnish government said on Wednesday. Stubb will discuss bilateral relations as well as the war between Russia and Ukraine and other security issues, his…
Von der Leyen’s EU Team Faces Parliament Test
Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union. Now that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has laid out her ambitious restructuring of the EU executive arm, she must overcome the challenge of parliamentary hearings in the coming weeks. One that might give…