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Breaking news, analysis and opinion on relations between China and the European Union, covering trade, investment, policy, the Belt and Road Initiative and wider issues such as the US-China trade war and human rights.
last updated:
16 October, 2024
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meet in London on Thursday to discuss the path to peace in the Ukraine war as well as China-UK cooperation. Photo: PA Wire/dpa
China-UK relations

China’s ‘rational’ position on Ukraine war validated, Wang Yi says in Britain

China’s foreign minister, in London to meet British counterpart David Lammy, says results of China-UK cooperation are emerging.

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European Union

Opinion | As Trump’s trade war gathers steam, China and Europe must cooperate

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China

Wang Yi heads to Dublin as Ireland’s role in US-China rivalry comes into focus

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Donald Trump

Opinion | What would it take for EU to partner China to counter Trump? A lot

EU’s friendly overture to China may be aimed at bargaining with Trump. Meanwhile, China has installed a Wolf Warrior envoy.

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President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China Jens Eskelund talks during a press conference for the latest report on European companies in China, January 9, in Beijing. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow AI summit in Paris

World leaders and tech experts to gather in Paris to discuss AI governance, with a focus on ethical and sustainable AI development.

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European Union

EU signals pragmatic approach on fraught path between China and the US

Ahead of high-level summits, diplomats prepare to seek new agreements amid volatile relations with Beijing, Washington.

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European Union

EU to blacklist 25 more Chinese entities for flouting Russia sanctions

Beijing has told Europeans it has dealt with an alleged drone factory in Xinjiang, but some remain unconvinced.

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A fortification line at an undisclosed location in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Thursday amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

As US and China lead AI race, where is Europe’s answer to DeepSeek and ChatGPT?

European AI firms trail US and Chinese competitors, but open-source projects and regulation could help continent catch up, tech experts say.

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European Union

Lu Shaye, China’s controversial ex-envoy to France, handed new role for Europe

Appointment of experienced diplomat known for abrasive style and high-profile fallouts comes at delicate time for Sino-European relations.

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China trade

Chinese e-commerce in spotlight as EU targets flood of small packages

Brussels is seeking to scrap tax breaks for low-value shipments as it cracks down on ‘dangerous’ goods sold by firms such as Temu and Shein.

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Chinese retailers ship billions of small parcels to the EU each year. Photo: Getty Images
China

EU shifting tone of stance on China as it prepares for frictions with US

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen open to Beijing ties in ‘era of hyper-competitive and hyper-transactional geopolitics’.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said there was “room to engage constructively with China – and find solutions in our mutual interest”. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Starmer rejects Trump ‘out of line’ comment, calls UK-US trade ‘fair’

Asked by BBC on Monday if he will target the UK with tariffs, Trump said: ‘UK is out of line but I’m sure that one … can be worked out’.

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Donald Trump

China could win big from transatlantic trade war, EU leaders warn Trump

Bloc says it would respond firmly to any arbitrary imposition of tariffs on European goods.

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China technology

Opinion | Why DeepSeek caught so many in the West by surprise

Anxiety around DeepSeek reflects just how much confirmation bias about China has prevented many in the West from understanding the country.

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Television graphics are seen in the window of Nasdaq headquarters in Times Square, US, as the Nasdaq fell nearly 4 per cent on the morning of January 27, upon news that a cheaper Chinese generative AI programme DeepSeek can outperform its big-name rivals in the US. Photo: AFP
Lithuania

‘Surrounded by sharks’: Europe tries to keep afloat amid China and US pressures

As the EU faces opposing geopolitical forces at play, the former Lithuanian foreign minister says it is time to toughen up.

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Former Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has warned the EU that, amid the shifting geopolitical landscape, it must learn to “swim and survive”. Photo: AFP
Italy

Italy blocks Chinese AI app DeepSeek, opens investigation into data use

The country’s data watchdog says the firm gave it ‘completely insufficient’ answers to questions about what it does with user information.

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European Union

EU keen to work with Trump on China’s ‘non-market policies’: trade chief

In rare admission, senior official says bloc should be ‘ready to explore deeper EU-US cooperation on economic security’ vis-a-vis Beijing.

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European Union

To rival China, EU seeks to favour European companies for hi-tech contracts

The ‘buy local’ proposal, which follows similar US efforts and China’s heavy domestic subsidies, could clash with WTO rules.

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The EU is considering preferential “buy local” treatment for European companies in the high-tech sector. Image: Shutterstock
Donald Trump

EU, out in the cold in Trump 2.0, braces for more transactional relationship

US president’s advances on Greenland have spooked European Union officials, reminding them how difficult he will be to deal with.

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China

EU to resume WTO case against China over alleged economic coercion of Lithuania

Bloc says Beijing orchestrated trade embargo against Baltic state because of controversially named Taiwan office.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese car giants sue European Commission over electric vehicle tariffs

Tesla and BMW are also taking action over duties imposed after an EU investigation concluded Chinese subsidies were distorting the market.

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The tariffs were imposed after a year-long investigation into the Chinese EV industry. Photo: Xinhua
European Union

High-level EU-China talks to resume as diplomats prepare to meet in Munich

Kaja Kallas, who recently assumed the EU’s top diplomatic post, and Wang Yi will sit down next month.

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Kaja Kallas of Estonia became the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy in December. Photo: Reuters

Deadline looms for EU’s WTO case against China alleging coercion of Lithuania

The dispute automatically expires on Friday unless the European Union actively flags that it intends to continue with the action.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

EU tariffs failing to stop flood of Chinese electric vehicles, new trade data suggests

China’s exports of electric vehicles to the European Union rose again in December, prompting fears of an escalating trade conflict in 2025.

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Germany

Europe’s ‘China crisis’ looms as continent’s export gravy train stalls

As the EU’s auto industry reels from a slowing Chinese economy and cutthroat competition, analysts caution the worst is yet to come.

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Sluggish consumption in China has slashed Europe’s exports to the country and stifled demand there for products made by European companies. Photo: AFP
China trade

For Europe, China looms as 2025 economic threat, analysts say

China seen posing ‘longer competitive challenge and a sort of strategic challenge’ in important industries, and this could reinforce the EU as a US ally.

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China’s industrial overcapacity could pose an economic challenge for the European Union this year. Photo: Shutterstock
Diplomacy

Xi Jinping, in first talk with new European Council head, seeks more cooperation

Xi and Antonio Costa discuss hot-button issues like Ukraine and tariffs on Chinese EVs, while also preparing for an EU-China summit.

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EU says China unfairly limits medical device market, adding to trade rift

Brussels is considering which punitive measures to take after investigation concludes Beijing is restricting public procurement market.

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