Rise in shipments that followed US tariff war may trigger action from Brussels if it deems that threatens European industries.
11 Jun 2025 - 9:57PM videocam
European leaders have called for greater self-reliance, but some in Brussels warn that it must overcome a credibility gap to do so.
9 Jun 2025 - 5:17PM videocam
Bloc’s trade chief urges Beijing to ‘address systemic issues’ like market access barriers and critical minerals export restrictions.
6 Jun 2025 - 2:27AM videocam
EU trade chief says bloc’s manufacturers have been harmed by controls on elements ‘absolutely essential for industrial production’.
Influential European lobby group says it senses Beijing is overwhelmed with applications to export the highly sought-after minerals.
4 Jun 2025 - 7:09PM videocam
The stark contrast between Spain’s wish for close economic ties and Czech suspicion highlights the growing divide within the EU over China.
4 Jun 2025 - 12:27AM videocam
EU members vote to exclude Chinese firms from tendering processes for five-year period.
2 Jun 2025 - 11:11PM videocam
Hackers linked to Chinese spy agency blamed for attack, which EU’s top diplomat calls an ‘unacceptable violation of international norms’.
They may be stuck in a stalemate, with Beijing unlikely to yield on demands to intervene in Russia’s war on Ukraine or change economic model.
27 May 2025 - 3:33AM videocam
Truck maker Windrose wants to be ‘first of many’ to bring EV ecosystem to Europe, matching Macron’s ambitions for ‘Battery Valley’ in France.
The bloc’s ambassador Jorge Toledo said he was ‘afraid we are not going to hold’ key talks paving the way for a leaders’ summit.
23 May 2025 - 8:30PM videocam
Authorities ask lawmaking body to waive the accused’s immunity so that they can be investigated under the two-month probe.
After a significant cooling in investment activity there was a 47 per cent rise last year to €10 billion, according to a new report.
21 May 2025 - 6:01AM videocam
Continent’s outlook is bleak despite reduced Sino-American tensions as it needs to adapt quickly amid Washington’s efforts, analysts say.
16 May 2025 - 4:43PM videocam
‘Hungary is benefiting from these very intensive Chinese economic and trade relations. We’re not willing to give that up’: Budapest official.
15 May 2025 - 7:01PM videocam
With ‘international order changing profoundly’, Friedrich Merz says China’s relations with Russia are an area of ‘great concern’.
China is ready to work with the US to manage differences and make the ‘pie of cooperation bigger’, state media quotes vice-premier as saying.
12 May 2025 - 1:47PM videocam
European officials are studying the agreement for signs of how Trump might cajole them into adopting tougher policies on China.
10 May 2025 - 7:43PM videocam
Analysts predict a wide range of outcomes for the first round of US-China dialogue, from a ‘soft deal’ to a mutually acrimonious departure.
11 May 2025 - 8:04AM videocam
China celebrates 50 years of diplomatic relations with the European Union as the Chinese leader attends Vladimir Putin’s military parade.
9 May 2025 - 5:55PM videocam
Will assess impact of US tariffs on Chinese shipments; European Commission also mulls retaliatory levies on US$100 billion worth of US goods.
9 May 2025 - 12:33AM videocam
Two sides are seeing a broader thaw in relations, with Beijing also confirming that it has lifted sanctions on European Parliament members.
Europe must navigate between the two powers, knowing that cutting an economic deal with one could make it impossible to do so with the other.
2 May 2025 - 2:16PM videocam
The move had been telegraphed by a series of meetings between European Parliament president and China’s ambassador to the EU.
1 May 2025 - 2:25AM videocam
Overproduction focus a ‘waste of time’, Beijing says, stressing real issue is protectionism as US-led group blasts China for alleged subsidies, industrial overflows.
30 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM videocam
European Union’s diplomatic arm says no plans to reciprocate Beijing’s overture as it has not observed improvements in far western region.
24 Apr 2025 - 9:58PM videocam
‘It has always been the EP’s intention to have sanctions lifted and resume relations with China,’ spokesperson says.
24 Apr 2025 - 3:01AM videocam
From the EU to Australia, the West’s geopolitical partnerships have fractured, but suspicions about Beijing persist.
24 Apr 2025 - 4:31AM videocam
Bloc turns some of the weapons it had trained on Beijing towards Washington for potential use in the erstwhile allies’ worsening trade war.
17 Apr 2025 - 5:01PM videocam
The debate has not escaped notice in Washington, where several US officials have warned the bloc against turning to its No 1 enemy.
16 Apr 2025 - 3:37PM videocam