EU’s decline three times worse than Qing dynasty decline, French academic warns
One of France’s most influential foreign policy voices has delivered a stark warning: In relative terms, the European Union is declining three times faster than…
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European Commission seeks Berlin’s backing for tougher China trade line
The push has come as Germany's long-standing reluctance to confront China has appeared to soften.
Germany arrests Chinese-born couple accused of spying for Beijing
The suspects are accused of approaching scientists at German universities and research institutions to obtain "scientific information on high-technology with military…
EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas calls China a ‘cancer’
The former Estonian prime minister has repeatedly drawn criticism for undiplomatic language, particularly towards Russia.
EP backs tighter screening of Chinese and Russian investment in EU strategic sectors
The sectors covered include defence, financial services, semiconductors, telecommunications, transport and raw materials.
Sitting by the river: China is not a competitor, it is a predator
As Donald Trump lands in Beijing to face Xi Jinping, the air is thick with the scent of a historic showdown.
Xi warns Trump of ‘clashes and conflicts’ over Taiwan as Beijing summit leaves Europe on the sidelines
The two presidents have held a closed-door session lasting roughly two hours and 15 minutes – their longest direct exchange since their October 2025.
EU tries to extend Russian sanctions to Chinese companies, China punches back
The European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package against Russia in April. The announcement from Brussels was confident.
‘Systematic discrimination’: China denounces EU’s industrial proposals
Is the European Union ready for neo-mercantilism? China certainly doesn’t think so.
EU delegation to China ‘blocked’ from having official WeChat account
The European Union delegation to China said it was blocked from opening an official WeChat account, blaming diplomatic hurdles.
China vows countermeasures if EU enacts ‘Made in Europe’ plan
Beijing slammed on today an EU plan aimed to bolster the bloc's industries against fierce competition from China, vowing countermeasures if it is enacted.
China gleefully watches the Iran mess, as Europe is becoming a vassal continent
While Washington remains mired in the tactical mud of the Middle East, acting reckless, erratic, and increasingly lawless, China is playing a calm, long game.
EU industrial policy fails, so European prime ministers go to China
Pedro Sánchez arrived in Beijing on April 14, 2026 to a full military honours reception and left having signed nineteen bilateral agreements with China — covering…
EU digital chief warns of ‘weaponised’ reliance on foreign tech
Europe's reliance on foreign tech firms could be "weaponised against us", the EU's digital chief Henna Virkkunen warned today, urging more use of homegrown services…
Iran-China vs the West: Who dictates terms to whom?
As the military campaign against the Iranian regime unfolds, the geopolitical landscape is being reshaped by forces far away from the immediate battlefield.
Is there any hope Europe can learn the Art of the Deal against China?
The horror with which foreign ministries across Europe greeted President Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland shows us how far European diplomats are from understanding,…
Europe’s unbreakable dependency on American AI
The global AI race has become the defining feature of our times. It is now taking place on an unfathomable scale and speed, and cutting across all domains.
US flags alleged China-linked NGOs amid growing influence battle with Beijing
The US State Department has transmitted a report to Congress alleging that several US-based non-profit organisations may be linked, directly or indirectly, to Chinese…
Forget EU Greens: Chinese tech and Polish coal could power Europe’s industry
When Emmanuel Macron called in Davos for greater inflows of Chinese foreign direct investment into Europe, including technology transfer and tangible contributions…
Powerful India now ‘indispensable’ to fading Europe
The images from New Delhi this week offer a master class in geopolitical theatre.
Germany can no longer afford purity: Berlin reroutes to Russia
When Friedrich Merz speaks twice of reconciliation with Russia shortly after a strategically important visit to India, it is not a slip of the tongue. It is a signal.
EU replaces China EV tariffs with a ‘price floor’. Who benefits?
Replacing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) with a minimum price system would lower consumer prices while raising margins of European manufacturers and…
China-EU trade up 5% in 2025, despite disputes
Trade between China and the European Union increased by around 5 per cent in 2025, even as political tensions and regulatory disputes between the two sides continued…
US sees Europe as a continent that opposes everything they hold dear
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently declared that the “Pax Americana” in which the United States guaranteed European security is over.
EU Finance Ministers seal deal on €3 duty on cheap Chinese parcels.
European Union Finance Ministers today struck an agreement to impose a flat €3 customs duty on small e-commerce parcels valued under €150 entering the bloc,…
EU climate regulations show it can’t compete in ‘pugnacious new world’
The recently completed COP-30 in Brazil begat no roadmap for a fossil fuel phaseout, disappointing an EU delegation that had hoped to rope the rest of the world…
China-Spain trade deal saves EU country from pork export collapse
New trade protocols including regional tracing, with help from China, are helping Spain’s pork industry survive the economic fallout of a recent outbreak of African…
Switzerland breaks tradition on arms exports, tests neutrality in Ukraine war
Switzerland has taken a historic step away from its traditionally restrictive stance on arms exports.
China’s climate envoy humiliates the EU
The European Union came to COP 30 in Belem confident that it could supplant the absent Americans and lead the world with the example of its own plans to achieve…
Democracy slowing down Europe’s rare earth Cold War fight
Europe is losing the rare earths “Cold War” and one of the problems is democracy, an industry conference heard today.