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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.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (left) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands hold talks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Could China-Europe tensions be easing with a flurry of French and EU diplomacy?

The French foreign minister and EU trade chief have been in Beijing to mend fences on trade and Ukraine.

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European Union

‘Reverse Deng’: can Europe pull a role reversal and secure Chinese battery tech?

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European Union

EU trade commissioner says bloc seeks to deepen cooperation with China

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European Union

In China, EU trade chief to play hardball after Trump tariff rebuff

EU officials experienced on China have insisted in planning meetings that no concessions should be made to Beijing.

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EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency Maros Sefcovic speaks at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting. Photo: Faruk Pinjo/World Economic Forum/dpa
European Union

China, Europe ‘share same worry’ about unilateralist forces: ESM director

In China as part of a finance-focused delegation, director of European Stability Mechanism says the two regions are aligned in bid to stabilise international finance.

US-China relations

As Trump’s policies create divisions, G7 plays the ‘China card’ for unity

As ‘America first’ pressures G7 unity, Western moves to divert Washington’s hostility could be short-lived if US-China relations improve.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Unaffected by EU’s tariffs on EVs, China’s hybrid-vehicle exports surge to bloc

With Brussels’ tariffs not a problem, China’s plug-in hybrid EVs have become the fastest-growing Chinese export item to the 27-nation bloc.

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BYD’s Denza N9 luxury SUV is available in a plug-in hybrid version advertised in London. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

Fractured by Trump, an ensemble of European diplomats heads to China

EU officials and European national representatives are on overlapping visits but each will be asking for something slightly different.

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China trade

Exclusive | In China, BMW bemoans EU tariffs, seeks compromise with policy changes

German carmaker is at the forefront of pending tariff talks between Brussels and Beijing.

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China trade

China urges EU to resolve EV dispute and send positive signal amid uncertainty

Trade wars will result in ‘lose-lose situation’, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao tells BMW chairman ahead of China Development Forum.

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The EU remains the top buyer of Chinese EVs, purchasing nearly 30 per cent of China’s outbound shipments last year. Photo: Reuters
European Union

Don’t expect Trump aggression to make Europe cosy up to China: EU official

European Commission’s deputy director general for trade called idea that Trump will drive Brussels and Beijing together ‘simplistic thinking’.

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The friction created by US President Donald Trump’s administration is unlikely to drive the EU and China together, a trade official has said. Photo: Shutterstock.
China shipbuilding

China is building new ships at record pace to turbocharge its car exports

Shipyards are rolling out huge vessels capable of carrying 8,600 cars as China’s auto industry seeks to accelerate its global expansion.

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Xi Jinping

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez to meet Xi in China next month

Sanchez’s April visit will take place over the 20th anniversary of a partnership agreement between Spain and China.

United States

Tech transfer a must for Chinese EV investors in Europe, EU trade chief suggests

Ahead of his trip to Beijing next week, Maros Sefcovic says US tariffs could unleash a flood of Chinese overcapacity on Europe.

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The EU is reportedly investigating whether a factory in Hungary owned by Chinese EV maker BYD received undeclared state subsidies from Beijing. Photo: Reuters
Central Asia

Opinion | Why China and Europe are competing to woo Central Asia

Both powers are interested in the region’s resources, from natural gas to uranium, and the potential of the trans-Caspian transport route.

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French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and his wife Brigitte greet Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev as he arrives for a state dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 12. Uzbek and French companies have signed a cooperation agreement on uranium deposit development. Photo: AFP
Taiwan

EU defence white paper says China’s military action risks disruption for Europe

Paper warns geopolitical shifts are something ‘we have been warned about many times but is now happening faster than many had anticipated’.

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European Union

EU moves to curb steel imports to guard against China overcapacity

Facing duel threats from Washington and Beijing, European Commission wants measures meant to build security into its economic policies.

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US-China relations

China-US trust issues threaten hope of diplomatic backchannel: Joerg Wuttke

Former president of EU Chamber of Commerce in China says it is ‘completely nonsense’ to believe the US can pull Russia from Beijing’s orbit.

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Joerg Wuttke said: “It would be hard to find a person that is trusted on both sides to explain Donald Trump to Xi Jinping, and to explain Xi Jinping to Donald Trump”. Photo: AFP
China-France relations

China tells France ‘all stakeholders’ should play role in Ukraine peace deal

China’s foreign minister pledges to work with France against ‘unipolar hegemony’ as Trump-Putin talks leave Europe out in the cold.

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China trade

80 global executives to gather in Beijing for key annual summit

The attendees include leaders of more than a dozen US corporations, including Apple CEO Tim Cook.

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Huawei

5 charged, new raids in Huawei corruption probe at EU parliament

Four suspects face charges, including active corruption, while a fifth is accused of money laundering.

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Huawei has said it has a ‘zero-tolerance policy towards corruption or other wrongdoing’. Photo: EPA-EFE
European Union

Opinion | How China can use US-EU split to hasten more multipolar world

Beijing and Brussels both have vested interests in preventing a closer alignment between the US and Russia. They also prefer a less dominant US.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on February 15. Photo: Reuters
Huawei

Huawei named by Belgian authorities in brewing European Parliament bribery scandal

Case of alleged ‘active corruption’ plus ‘use of false documents’ carried out under the guise of commercial lobbying, prosecutors say.

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Donald Trump

Trump threatens tariffs on European wine and spirits in escalating trade war

Trump raised the ante a day after the European Commission said it will impose counter tariffs on €26 billion (US$28 billion) worth of US goods.

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European Union

New corruption scandal roils EU parliament

‘Several lobbyists’ were taken into custody and none of those held for questioning on Thursday morning were EU lawmakers.

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Belgian newspaper Le Soir and investigative website Follow the Money said the probe was linked to Chinese tech giant Huawei and its activities in Brussels since 2021. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Europe’s Trump dilemma: must it de-risk from both the US and China at once?

Brussels presses on with building buffers against Beijing despite growing calls in Europe to cut ties with Washington.

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European Council President Antonio Costa (left), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (centre) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive in Brussels, Belgium, for an EU summit on March 6. Photo: AP
China-Russia relations

‘Big impact’: Russian goods seizures cause havoc on China-Europe rail link

Freight companies ‘dare not’ use the railway after Russia tightened sanctions and impounded huge volumes of Europe-bound cargo.

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Artificial intelligence

‘Open source’ model: why France wants to work closely with China on AI

Paris aims to cooperate with both Beijing and Washington as it seeks to develop into an ‘AI powerhouse’.

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