EU-China

Speech by Chargé d’affaires Zhu Jing at the 2024 National Day Reception
Est. 6minChargé d’affaires Zhu Jing speaks at the 2024 National Day Reception in Brussels.

Kazakhstan is the buckle of the Belt and Road initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a development strategy proposed by the Chinese government which focuses on connectivity and cooperation between Eurasian countries. BRI largely replicates the Silk Road, a common historical heritage of China, Kazakhstan and all countries along its path.

Energy efficiency is Taiwan’s answer to COP21 challenge
Est. 4minSPECIAL REPORT/ Energy efficiency has been identified as a central economic and environmental policy response to a series of challenges faced by Taiwan, including higher fossil fuel prices as a result of this week’s UN Climate Change Conference.

Pacific islands demand easier access to climate finance
Est. 4minSPECIAL REPORT / "The waves will not wait for the funding to be allocated before flooding our islands," the small islands of the Pacific have warned. But climate finance is often beyond their reach. EURACTIV France reports.

Future carbon market: The Far East
Est. 6minSPECIAL REPORT / While the price of carbon remains low, support for pricing schemes is growing. Asia will soon overtake Europe as the home of the world’s biggest carbon markets. EURACTIV France reports.

EU ministers pledge concrete action for embattled steel sector
Est. 5minEuropean Union ministers agreed a list of "concrete actions" to deal with the crisis facing the steel sector - but failed to agree on urgent measures that steelmakers are demanding to stem a flood of cheap imports from China which caused 5,000 job looses in the sector over the past three months.

UK steelmakers call for immediate EU action on Chinese imports
Est. 2minUK steelmakers called for Britain's Business Minister Sajid Javid to insist on immediate action against Chinese steel 'dumping' when he meets European Union economy and industry ministers in Brussels on Monday (9 November).

EU hails ‘encouraging’ rapprochement between China and Taiwan
Est. 3minThe EU has welcomed the first meeting in 70 years between the leaders of China and Taiwan.

Mogherini warns against intimidation in South China Sea spat
Est. 3minThe EU urged all parties on Friday (6 November) to settle peacefully territorial disputes in the South China Sea, where Washington has challenged Beijing's efforts to bolster its claims through an island-building programme.

Commission plays ‘pivot to Asia’ trade card
Est. 5minEuropean Commissioner Cecilia Malmström will today (14 October) present the new forward-looking trade and investment strategy - turning its focus to Asia, EURACTIV has learned.

Commission pressures Thailand over illegal fishing
Est. 5minThe European Commission issued yellow cards to Comoros and Taiwan on Thursday (1 October) , as they risk being identified as uncooperative in the fight against illegal fishing.

Manufacturers warn against dropping guard on China
Est. 3minThe European Union could lose up to 3.5 million jobs if it removes its trade defences against China, according to a study for a group of 25 European manufacturing federations published on Friday (18 September).

EU businesses warn China over ‘slow’ reforms
Est. 3minThe main European business lobby in China warned on Tuesday (8 September) that "slow" implementation of market reforms risks plunging the country into stagnation, as concerns mount about slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy.

China: Greece is our problem, too
Est. 6minChinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday (29 June) that the Greek crisis was of great concern for Beijing, as it had consequences for the world’s financial stability.

EU ‘slipping down’ China’s clean tech agenda
Est. 6minAs the EU-China summit opens in Brussels today (29 June), new research points to a “delivery gap” on clean energy, which is making the EU level less relevant to Beijing than individual member states, or the US.

EU reopens China solar dumping probe
Est. 2minEU regulators opened a probe into the solar power panel industry in China, the European Commission said on Friday (29 May), in response to accusations that Chinese companies were dodging import duties by exporting via Taiwan and Malaysia.

EU slaps anti-dumping duties on China, Taiwan steel
Est. 3minThe EU announced that it will impose anti-dumping duties for six months on some steel imports from China and Taiwan on Wednesday (25 March), as a new trade row erupted between Brussels and Beijing.

European Parliament is gearing up for TiSA
Est. 4minOvershadowed by the highly mediatised Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) negotiations are moving along, and will appear on the radar this year, promises Luxembourgish MEP Viviane Reding, responsible for the dossier.

China’s ‘silent diplomacy’ on Ukraine
Est. 5minChina does not approve EU and US sanctions on Moscow, urging all parties to refrain from escalating tensions and isolating Russia. But Beijing is not entirely happy with the Kremlin's foreign policy either.