Berlin gives the OK for tougher trade action on China

Berlin is “open to discussing” stronger trade defense measures,” German government official tells POLITICO.

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UK summons Chinese ambassador to complain about spying

UK foreign office says China’s pattern of behavior ‘is not acceptable.’

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Xi Jinping sends love letter to Viktor Orbán

Chinese leader prepares for arrival in Budapest with gushing missive to Hungary.

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Liz Truss urges David Cameron to get tough with China over ‘sham’ Jimmy Lai trial

Britain’s ex-leader wants foreign secretary to go further in his statements on Hong Kong’s democracy trials.

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The first nail-biter election of 2024: Taiwan

It’s too close to call in Taipei as tensions simmer in the South China Sea.

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Hungary’s Orbán courts China and wins a surge of clean car investments

China is the largest foreign investor in Hungary — and the government wants more.

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Global Gateway: If not now, when?

With its global infrastructure initiative, the EU wants to regain lost international influence, creating a counteroffer to China’s Belt and Road.

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China’s international students and a tale of two fears

Concerned about facing discrimination abroad and being persecuted in their home country, Chinese students are reluctant to engage in open dialogue.

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Europe lost to China on solar — now it’s about to do the same with wind

How can European leaders, with good conscience, see another industry that originated in Europe — let alone one so vital for the global energy transition — be lost to China?

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What China really thinks about Ukraine

Looking closely at Beijing’s ever evolving position on Russia’s war in Ukraine, it is clear the Chinese are thinking about it very differently from the West.

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