Starmer will have to walk a US-China tightrope
There’s already some discord between the two countries when it comes to China, but there are areas where they could work on similar approaches.
China Looks West
Trump ally has tough love for Europe
Tipped for a major national security role if Trump is reelected, Elbridge Colby has made clear the transatlantic relationship will only be healthy if Europe pulls its weight.
UK summons Chinese ambassador to complain about spying
UK foreign office says China’s pattern of behavior ‘is not acceptable.’
Xi Jinping sends love letter to Viktor Orbán
Chinese leader prepares for arrival in Budapest with gushing missive to Hungary.
Trump, Xi and how the China-US relationship faces a reset
Elbridge Colby is a hot pick to be Donald Trump’s national security adviser if the former president returns to the White House next year. It’s a role which holds huge sway over America’s position on the world stage. An influential voice in foreign policy circles in Washington, Colby leads the Marathon Initiative, a conservative think […]
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.
The first nail-biter election of 2024: Taiwan
It’s too close to call in Taipei as tensions simmer in the South China Sea.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
China found influence in Europe’s west — not east
While the EU now looks to de-risk from China, it’s important to remember that the greatest risk to unity rests in Western Europe.
Siemens: The bellwether of globalization
The fact that one of the world’s most enthusiastic embracers of reforming markets seems to be getting apprehensive about China is a sign of where globalization is headed.
Italy’s decision on China’s Belt and Road Initiative and beyond
The principle of collective defense should be applied to the economic field, meaning if Beijing retaliates against a European country, other nations must collectively provide protection and support.