Who will inherit Europe? Xi’s visit makes this an open question
For all the pomp and ceremony attending the French leg of Xi Jinping’s European tour, it is the stops in Budapest and Belgrade that carry the greater geopolitical…
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China’s Xi praises Hungary’s ‘independence’ ahead of meeting PM Orbán
Xi's comments before he was due to visit Orbán on the evening of May 8 could exacerbate division within the European Union
French MEP claims he was targeted by China-linked hackers
French right-wing MEP François-Xavier Bellamy says he has been targeted by hackers linked to China.
Germany deploys two warships to Indo-Pacific amid China-Taiwan tensions
Germany sent two warships to the Indo-Pacific region on May 7 in a bid to strengthen its military presence in the region amid rising tensions between China and…
Xi Jinping visits Europe at a time of internal division
Xi Jinping has begun his first European visit in five years, one likely to be dominated by the war in Ukraine and growing economic tensions between Beijing and Brussels.
Scholz’s botched China trip should be a wake-up call for Europe
You would think a European leader spooked by the prospect of transactional politics under a new Donald Trump administration might brush up on his bargaining skills…
China’s spy chief vows to fight espionage after Europe arrests
China’s intelligence chief vows to organize a “powerful offensive” to fight espionage as it faces a flurry of spying accusations from Europe and the US.
EU launches investigation into Chinese medical device market
The European Commission launched an investigation on Wednesday into Chinese public procurement of medical devices, in the latest move to try to protect European Union producers…
ECR takes on Green Deal and China in new policy roadmap
The European Conservative and Reformists (ECR) group in the European Parliament has targeted China and the Green Deal in a roadmap for the next legislature of the…
AfD MEP assistant arrested on accusations of spying for China
An assistant working for the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party MEP Maximilian Krah has been arrested on the orders of the German Federal Prosecutor General.
Germany arrests three suspected of spying for China
Three German nationals have been arrested on suspicion of working with the Chinese secret service to hand over technologies that could be used for military purposes,…
Is Germany becoming a dependency of China? Europe’s most powerful nation is ever more reliant on Beijing
With a GDP of over $4 trillion, Germany boasts one of the biggest economies globally. It is, without question, the most powerful country in Europe.
Germany courts Beijing as Scholz and Macron push for EU-China trade ‘rebalancing’
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron are advocating for a "rebalancing" of trade between Europe and China amid Berlin's efforts to…
China’s trade minister warns EU over ‘green’ tech probes
China's top trade official warned Brussels against protectionism, saying Beijing was puzzled by European Union inquiries into "green" technology exports and the…
EU behind China on climate change, as Hoekstra admits it will miss 2030 climate targets
China has overtaken the EU in actually rolling-out clean technologies, researchers say.
Chinese solar firms hit by EU probes in new test of subsidy law
The European Union started probes into bids by Chinese firms for a Romanian solar park, in the latest test of a freshly minted law aimed at preventing state-funded…
EU and Japan reach new tech deal, irking China
Japan and the European Union have agreed a new deal aimed at boosting both countries' technology sectors amid growing hostilities between China and the West.
Chinese cyber-attackers ‘put European Parliament elections at risk’
Attacks on the Parliament and other European Union institutions have, cyber experts say, grown more numerous and sophisticated since the last EU elections in 2019…
Taiwan’s vice president-elect makes Czech visit, angering China
Taiwan's vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is on a visit to the Czech Republic following a low-key trip to the United…
EC hits China’s AliExpress with DSA investigation amid rising tensions
Brussels is investigating China-based platform AliExpress over allegations it broke a number of rules under the European Union’s Digital Services Act.
EU solar panel market showing signs of collapse
EU manufacturers of solar panels are swiftly going out of business, as cheaper Chinese imports outcompete them.
EU agrees to ban goods made with forced labour, including many Chinese solar panels
The EU has decided to ban importing goods made using forced labour, in a move that also limits access to Chinese-made solar panels.
EU forced-labour crackdown ‘could curtail Chinese solar-panel imports’
A proposed European Union crackdown on goods made with forced labour could cut the number of Chinese solar panels imported into the bloc, the European Commission…
Germany and Italy scupper EU law on company liability for supply-chain human-rights abuse
Germany and Italy torpedoed a European Union law at the last minute that would have made companies liable for human-rights abuses in their supply chains - such as…
Chinese ‘spies hacked Dutch defence network last year’, say intelligence agencies
Chinese state-backed cyberspies gained access to a Dutch military network last year, Dutch intelligence agencies said, calling it part of a "trend" of Chinese political…
Plan to ‘shield’ EU against Chinese tech set to ruffle Member States’ feathers
The European Commission has unveiled new "economic security" proposals mainly aimed at managing European Union relations with China and aligning more with the US.
Is Swiss neutrality at risk as it chums-up to China?
Switzerland, generally seen as having closer ties to China than the rest of Europe, has signed a deal with Beijing to strengthen their relationship.
EU to upgrade economic security to shield key tech from China
The European Union will take the next step this week in its effort to recreate itself into a global power that can leverage its massive single market to rebuff coercive…
EU and China trade blows at World Economic Forum
China and the European Union have exchanged verbal blows at the World Economic Forum amid ongoing tensions over trade.
Will China try to ‘sow seeds of disruption’ at WEF meeting?
Officials from China are expected to dominate this year's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.