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China-EU relations

China-EU relations
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.
Open Questions series

Susan Thornton on US-China ties, post-midterms and averting a new balloon crisis

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‘It’s not possible to contain China,’ former top US diplomat Kurt Campbell says

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Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Susan Thornton on US-China ties, post-midterms and averting a new balloon crisis

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

‘It’s not possible to contain China,’ former top US diplomat Kurt Campbell says

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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China has agreed to limit its hybrid car exports to the European Union to 350,000 a year. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
European Council

Emboldened by hybrid car deal, Europe coalesces around tougher China stance

Brussels is revving the engines and ready to accelerate a crackdown on Chinese trade practices after Beijing responds to its threats.

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European Union

EU leaders to ‘urgently’ call for new trade weapons to tackle China shock

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Semiconductors

ASML’s chip equipment sales to China soar 109% despite US export curb push

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV makers face ‘do-or-die moment’ as EU places export quota

China’s carmakers have relied on booming exports to ride out a domestic sales slump, meaning new export curbs will hit hard.

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Chinese electric vehicle makers including BYD have relied on booming exports to offset weak domestic sales. Photo: TNS
China’s C919 passenger plane

China’s home-grown aircraft seen securing 5% world market share in next 20 years

Cirium’s aircraft fleet outlook says Airbus and Boeing will continue to dominate despite ‘gradual shift’ to emerging players like Comac.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

As import curbs loom, Chinese carmakers hard to miss at Paris Motor Show

Chinese executive says EU cap could trigger worrying “stampede” as manufacturers relocate production lines.

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China trade

China, EU take a breath after deal brings temporary halt to trade tussle

Agreement, praised on both sides, features controls on Chinese EV shipments and tariff reductions, helping to cool tensions – for now.

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Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng (fourth right) meets with European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic (fourth left) in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
China trade

How China and the EU pressed pause on trade war – and what it took to get there

EU officials spoke of a ‘paradigm shift’ in wake of surprise trade deal, saying the ‘nature of the rebalancing exercise has changed’.

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China economy

China-EU car deal eases trade tensions for now at least

A deal to slow China’s hybrid car exports to the European Union has pared one source of trade tensions between the two sides.

Japan

The EU’s China dilemma: how to counter Beijing without alienating friends

Europe grapples with whether efforts to protect its industry from China mirror the US policies it previously railed against.

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More than 10,000 units of the Jaecoo 7 sports utility vehicle, made by China's Chery Automobile, shifted in September, making it Britain’s bestselling car. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles

China, EU to explore cooperation in AI and new energy following Beijing talks

The two sides have ‘huge cooperation potential’ in new energy, AI and green low-carbon fields, China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.

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The meetings in Beijing unfolded against a backdrop of mounting trade tensions over the EU’s record deficit with China. Photo: Picture Alliance via Getty Images
European Union

As I see it | The EU is its own worst enemy

From industrial decline and debt woes to political polarisation, Europe’s crisis is home-grown – and blaming China won’t fix it.

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China economy

China agrees to slash EU hybrid car exports in half, putting brake on trade war

The agreement will see Chinese hybrid vehicle exports decline by ‘several million cars’ in the coming years, EU trade chief says.

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Yuan

China rejects yuan complaints, ‘golden week’ travel, Canton Fair

This week: The PBOC rebuts suggestions of currency manipulation amid EU trade talks, national holiday travel rises, and HSBC’s Singapore AI plans draw Hong Kong questions. Next week: Exporters head to Canton Fair, inflation data to show faster price rises, Nvidia’s Huang may attend Tsinghua University meeting, and more.

The headquarters of the People’s Bank of China in Beijing. Photo VCG via Getty Images
Germany

US, EU forge ‘multilateral coalition’ against China’s industrial surge

As US rallies most G20 members to pressure Beijing on overcapacity, experts warn China could retaliate.

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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks at the G20 Trade Ministerial Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 1. Photo: AFP
Yuan

China’s central bank slams currency manipulation claims as EU trade talks begin

The bank said China did not need to devalue the yuan to boost exports – and those accusing it of doing so were ‘dodging accountability’.

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European Union

Macroscope | French debt just one driver of fears over euro-zone’s future

China has exploited the EU’s ineffective integration while Japanese bond investors fear the financial consequences of reform failures.

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China-Germany relations

Exclusive | German President Steinmeier targets China trip as Berlin sharpens trade stance

Trip coincides with Merz’s Asia tour as Berlin and Paris advocate new EU mechanism to exclude rule-breaking trade partners.

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An expected trip to China by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be watched closely for clues to the state of the relationship between the two countries. Photo: Reuters
European Union

As China and the EU begin crunch trade talks, optimism is in short supply

Observers on both sides are braced for more turbulence – and mainly hope Beijing and Brussels can avoid a full-blown trade conflict.

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China exports

Why China’s export engine may hit a ceiling as trading partners face limits

Exports likely to keep growing in near term but could face pressure in the years ahead, analysts say.

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European Union

‘No more dumping, no more spying’: European Parliament hardens line on China

Report calls Beijing an ‘existential threat’ to industry and urges naval exercises around Taiwan Strait.

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On Wednesday, European lawmakers voted to adopt a stronger position on China, accusing it of enabling Russia in the Ukraine war and urging swift action on the “existential threat” of China’s industrial policy. Photo: EPA
Banking & finance

France not facing a debt crisis despite rising yields, analysts say

Experts are urging calm amid surging borrowing costs, though they cite ongoing risks.

Young people engage in a protest over school conditions at Place de la Republique in Paris on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
Belgium

Last chance saloon: EU presses China for a sign to prove trade talks can work

Brussels hopes Chinese commerce ministry will agree to modest ‘proof-of-concept’ arrangement at top-level meetings in Beijing.

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China exports

Germany joins France in call for China trade defences

The leaders of the EU’s two largest economies jointly support new trade defences as risks of China trade war grow.

France

France, Germany seek new EU weapon to instantly cut off market access for China

Strategy laid out in joint paper and letter to EU chief signed by the leaders of the two largest members of the bloc and seen by the SCMP.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron have signed a letter proposing the creation of a credible instrument “to allow for decisive and systemic reaction”. Photo: Reuters
E-commerce

In Focus | Boxed in: how Temu’s global shopping revolution ran off the rails

Temu is quickly losing its shine in the face of a wave of global regulation. Can the platform reinvent itself?

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US-China trade war

Most G20 trade ministers reject US call for capacity curbs, China says

Ministry of Commerce says issue was ‘highly controversial’ at G20 trade meeting last week, contrasting with US statement.

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France

EU retools Trump trade war tripwire into China shipments surge alarm

Bloc’s trade enforcement chief says the system is already picking up what may be worrying trends in a range of product categories.

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