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EU chief Michel to head to China for Xi meeting

Dave Clark, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 06:39 PM

EU chief Charles Michel announced on Thursday he would meet President Xi Jinping in China next week as Europe seeks to confront Beijing over human rights and Taiwan, while maintaining trade ties. Read more »

EU wants to rival China’s belt and road in Africa

Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 07 01:47 PM

The EU's plans for the upcoming Africa summit in Brussels include the launch of an ‘ambitious’ package, after its Global Gateway pledge to mobilize up to €300 billion. But divisions within the bloc on how much and what to fund risk reducing it all to a simple rebranding of existing project allocations, observers warn. Read more »

EU launches WTO case against China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 04:44 PM

The European Union on Thursday launched a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against China for targeting Lithuania over its stance on Taiwan. Read more »

EU will propose trade weapon vs China’s economic coercion

Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 07 01:36 PM

The move could result in China and other countries accused of economic bullying being shut out of lucrative parts of the European market. Read more »

China’s Wang Yi warns EU nations vs ties with Taiwan

Shi Jiangtao, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 29 09:41 PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the European Union not to treat Beijing as a rival and accused countries seeking closer ties with Taiwan of sabotaging EU-China relations. Read more »

China blasts US, EU consulates in Hong Kong for Tiananmen candles

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 05 12:04 PM

China on Saturday berated the United States and European Union consulates in Hong Kong for displaying candles to commemorate the June 4 Tiananmen crackdown, slamming it as a "clumsy political show" to destabilize the city.   Read more »

With eye on China, EU drafts rules to curb state-backed foreign buyers

Sabine Siebold, Reuters
Posted at May 05 07:39 PM

The European Commission proposed rules on Wednesday to restrain companies that benefit from foreign subsidies to buy EU businesses or take part in public tenders, with a particular eye on fending off unfair competition from China. Read more »

EU agrees to new plan for bolstering Indo-Pacific ties

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 04:57 AM

The European Union's new strategy included potentially increasing its naval presence in an area of global rivalry. Read more »

Hungary signs deal for Chinese Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 03:54 AM

Hungary became the European Union's first member to approve China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, sealing a deal on Friday for 5 million doses just a week after becoming the first EU member to buy Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. Read more »

China-EU investment deal allows for arbitration to settle disputes, documents show

Frank Tang in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 24 07:39 AM

The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment has been hailed as a breakthrough in the China-EU relationship, which has been fraught with trade disputes. The full text of the deal also shows introduction of stricter clauses on market access and technology transfers. Read more »

EU Parliament condemns China deal over Hong Kong crackdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 05:54 AM

BRUSSELS - The EU has lost credibility on human rights by sealing an investment deal with China, a resolution in the European Parliament warned on Thursday.   Read more »

EU companies in China should 'prepare for the worst' in digital decoupling - report

Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 09:20 AM

Digital decoupling between China and the United States could severely impact EU businesses in China and they should "prepare for the worst" and may be forced into a costly separation of their international operations, European business groups said. Read more »

Top US diplomat calls EU-China investment deal 'weak'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 03:17 AM

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized an EU investment deal with China as "weak" in an interview released Tuesday, warning that it does not protect against risks from Beijing. Read more »

EU clears way for China investment pact

Julien Girault, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 29 09:51 AM

EU member states gave political backing to Brussels' planned investment pact with China on Monday, clearing the way for a deal between the world's biggest economic blocs. Read more »

US Republican report urges cooperation with Europe on China

Patricia Zengerle and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 04:12 AM

WASHINGTON - Two months before President Donald Trump is due to leave office, the Republican leader of a US Senate committee issued a report on Wednesday urging Washington to work closely with allies in Europe to counter the threat posed by China. Read more »

EU seeks better coordination to tackle coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 13 06:58 AM

European Union nations will on Thursday discuss ways to increase cooperation in a bid to tackle the threat posed by the coronavirus which has killed over 1,100 people in China and spread to several EU member states.  Read more »