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08/01/2021

[NEW NEWSLETTER]

We are excited to launch the MERICS - Weekly Review: Sharp and timely analysis of essential EU-China developments.

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02/12/2020

📢 BIG NEWS!

I'm very excited to announce that the EU-China Hub will be moving to merics.org/en to continue its mission as MERICS EU-China Hub!

On a personal note, I look forward to joining MERICS team in January to bring the Hub to the next level!

~Grzegorz Stec (Twitter ), ECH Founder

12/11/2020

📢 Important announcement!

10/11/2020

🇪🇺EU-China Watchers!🇨🇳

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out our - Briefing for week 2-9 November! It's a big one! 🔥

🎧Audio version is available online (also in your podcast apps at "EU-China Podcast" or via link)

The Biden Presidency and EU-US-China Relations China Suspends the Biggest IPO in History EP’s International Trade Committee to Discuss OSA and Propose China Task Force Trilogue Reaches a Deal on the Rule of Law - Will it Work? China Leads Vaccine Efforts in the Developing World

09/11/2020

- Briefing - November 9, 2020

1️⃣ Presidency and EU- -CN Relations
2️⃣ China Suspends Biggest in History
3️⃣ to Discuss and
4️⃣ Trilogue Reaches Deal on
5️⃣ China's in Developing World

The Biden Presidency and EU-US-China Relations China Suspends the Biggest IPO in History EP’s International Trade Committee to Discuss OSA and Propose China Task Force Trilogue Reaches a Deal on the Rule of Law - Will it Work? China Leads Vaccine Efforts in the Developing World

02/11/2020

- Briefing - November 2, 2020

1️⃣ 5th Plenum: China Plans Becoming More Self-reliant
2️⃣ Update on and
3️⃣ Brussels Bubble on EU Post-
4️⃣ Brussels in Crosshairs For Using
5️⃣ 's Post-Merkel Stance on China

The Fifth Plenum Sets Development Priorities of the 14th Five-Year Plan Update on EU Budget and Recovery Fund Negotiations Report on Brussels Bubble’s Thoughts on EU’s Future After the Pandemic Brussels in Crosshairs For Using Hikvision Glimpses of Germany's Post-Merkel Stance o

28/10/2020

🇪🇺EU-China Watchers!🇨🇳

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out our - Briefing for week 19-26 October!

🎧Audio version is available online (also in your podcast apps at "EU-China Podcast" or via link)

China Set to Be the Only Major Economy to Note Growth in 2020 Commission Proposes the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime EU and US Launch Dialogue on China Borrell Talks China and Climate Sweden Bans Huawei and ZTE Not Mincing Its Words

26/10/2020

- Briefing - October 26, 2020

1⃣China - the Only Major to Grow in 2020
2⃣Commission Proposes EU Global Sanctions Regime
3⃣EU and Launch Dialogue on China
4⃣Borrell Talks China &
5⃣ Bans and

China Set to Be the Only Major Economy to Note Growth in 2020 Commission Proposes the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime EU and US Launch Dialogue on China Borrell Talks China and Climate Sweden Bans Huawei and ZTE Not Mincing Its Words

21/10/2020

🇪🇺EU-China Watchers!🇨🇳

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out our - Briefing for week 12-19 October!

🎧Audio version is available online (also in your podcast apps at "EU-China Podcast" or via link)

Of Sanctions and Export Controls - EU Gets Tougher on China MEPs Take Huawei Head On The Second Wave Disrupts EU Leaders’ Meetings - Including on China Xi’s Southern Tour - Opening Up or Self-Reliance? Romania Chooses US Over China on Major Energy Project: A CEE Case Study

19/10/2020

- Briefing - October 19, 2020

1⃣ and Export Controls - EU Gets Tougher on China
2⃣MEPs Take Head On
3⃣ Wave Disrupts EU Leaders’ Meetings
4⃣Xi’s Southern Tour
5⃣ Chooses US Over China: A Case Study

Negative Opinions on China Skyrocket in Europe Germany-led Coalition of 39 UN Members Criticize China Over Human Rights - China Strikes Back EU’s FDI Screening Mechanism Becomes Operational - How Does it Work? The EU Moves to Counter China’s Influence in the Balkans Bad Week for Huawei i

12/10/2020

- Briefing - October 12, 2020

1⃣Negative Opinions on China Skyrocket in Europe
2⃣39 Members Criticize China - China Strikes Back
3⃣EU’s Screening Goes Operational
4⃣EU to Counter China in
5⃣Brussels Won’t Run on

Negative Opinions on China Skyrocket in Europe Germany-led Coalition of 39 UN Members Criticize China Over Human Rights - China Strikes Back EU’s FDI Screening Mechanism Becomes Operational - How Does it Work? The EU Moves to Counter China’s Influence in the Balkans Bad Week for Huawei i

09/10/2020

EU-CHINA MONTHLY REPORT - October 2020
GET PDF 👉 https://bit.ly/3iNn4hM

We are excited to bring you our monthly review of the key - stories.

📍Summary of Key Trends
📍Quotes from Stakeholders
📍Our Commentary

Review of key EU-China happenings of September 2020

08/10/2020

🇪🇺EU-China Watchers!🇨🇳

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out our - Briefing for week 28 September-5 October!

🎧Audio version is available online (also in your podcast apps at "EU-China Podcast" or via link)

(Open) Strategic Autonomy - EU-China Economic Angle Explained Special European Council Summit Reaffirms EU’s Strategic Outlook on China Germany Closer to Restricting Huawei in its Domestic 5G Networks Pompeo Tours Europe Again Seeking Convergence on China CCP’s Fifth Plenum on t

05/10/2020

- Briefing - October 5, 2020

1⃣ - China Economic Angle Explained
2⃣European Council Reaffirms on China
3⃣Germany Plans Stricter Rules on
4⃣Pompeo Tours Europe Again
5⃣Fifth Plenum & Next

(Open) Strategic Autonomy - EU-China Economic Angle Explained Special European Council Summit Reaffirms EU’s Strategic Outlook on China Germany Closer to Restricting Huawei in its Domestic 5G Networks Pompeo Tours Europe Again Seeking Convergence on China CCP’s Fifth Plenum on t

30/09/2020

🇪🇺EU-China Watchers!🇨🇳

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out our - Briefing for week 21-28 September!

🎧Audio version is available online (also in your podcast apps at "EU-China Podcast" or via link)

Xi Pledges Carbon Neutrality by 2060 Ambassador Zhang Ming’s Hearing at the European Parliament - Overview EU in China, China in EU - A Tale of Reports by Two Chambers of Commerce Expanded Crackdown in Tibet - New Data Emerge The EU, US, Huawei, and China Intersect in Serbia

28/09/2020

- Briefing - September 28, 2020

1⃣Xi Pledges Carbon Neutrality by 2060
2⃣Ambassador Zhang Ming at European Parliament
3⃣EU in China/China in EU- Reports by European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and China Chamber of Commerce to the EU 欧盟中国商会 - CCCEU
4⃣New Data on Crackdown in
5⃣Hedging and in

Xi Pledges Carbon Neutrality by 2060 Ambassador Zhang Ming’s Hearing at the European Parliament - Overview EU in China, China in EU - A Tale of Reports by Two Chambers of Commerce Expanded Crackdown in Tibet - New Data Emerge The EU, US, Huawei, and China Intersect in Serbia

24/09/2020

🎙FULL INTERVIEW: https://bit.ly/363aloz

" of Competition - The Curious Case of " with Jakub Jakóbowski

Our guest:
► Coordinator of Connectivity in Eurasia Project and Senior Fellow at Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich - OSW
► Author of key reports on - Railway

23/09/2020

🇪🇺EU-China Watchers!🇨🇳

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out our - Briefing for week 14-21 September!

🎧Audio version is available online (also in your podcast apps at "EU-China Podcast" or via link)

Von der Leyen’s First State of the Union - Overview Beijing Defends Its Actions in Xinjiang, EU Considers Stepping Up Creation of European Magnitsky Act Pompeo Moves to Solidify EU-US Cooperation on China EU-Taiwan Investment Forum Comes at a Particular Time Zhenhua Scandal - China’s ‘Ca

21/09/2020

- Briefing - September 21, 2020

1⃣Von der Leyen’s 1st
2⃣Beijing on and EU on European Act
3⃣Pompeo Moves to Solidify EU-US Coop on China
4⃣EU- Investment Forum - Particular Time
5⃣Zhenhua Scandal - Big or Overblown?

Von der Leyen’s First State of the Union - Overview Beijing Defends Its Actions in Xinjiang, EU Considers Stepping Up Creation of European Magnitsky Act Pompeo Moves to Solidify EU-US Cooperation on China EU-Taiwan Investment Forum Comes at a Particular Time Zhenhua Scandal - China’s ‘Ca

15/09/2020

- Briefing - September 15, 2020
⚠️EU-China Summit Special

1⃣Systemic Rivalry Before Summit
2⃣EU-China VidConference - All You Need to Know
3⃣First-Ever High-Level Dialogue
4⃣Borrell Defines Sinatra Doctrine
5⃣European Court of Auditors' Report on CN into EU

Systemic Rivalry Becomes More Apparent Before the Video Summit EU-China Video Conference - All You Need to Know EU and China Hold First-Ever High-Level Digital Dialogue His Way - Borrell Defines “Sinatra Doctrine” European Court of Auditors’ Report on Chinese FDI into EU Highlights EU’s

10/09/2020

Letter urging the to "meaningfully address" 's actions in and was written by 4 MEPs ahead of Sept 14 videoconference.

It was sent not only to 3 EU reps at the videoconference, but also Macron. Why not EU27?
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/266349984/meps-urge-eu-to-meaningfully-address-china-human-rights-violations

Members of European Parliament MEP in a letter said that the European Union must meaningfully address China human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur

10/09/2020

"15 member states have breached bloc-wide rules in agreeing bilateral commercial deals with as part of Beijing’s ambitious , according to a damning report published by the European Court of Auditors on Sept 10."

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-nations-breaking-rules-in-bilateral-trade-deals-with-china/

Fifteen EU member states have breached bloc-wide rules in agreeing bilateral commercial deals with China as part of Beijing's ambitious belt and road initiative (BRI), according to a damning report published by the European Court of Auditors on Thursday (10 September).

09/09/2020

🇪🇺EU-China Watchers!🇨🇳

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out our - Briefing for week 31 August-7 September!

🎧Audio version is available online (also in your podcast apps at "EU-China Podcast" or via link)

Wang Yi Wraps up His European Tour - Final Stop and Sum Up Reactions to Vystrčil’s Taiwan Visit - Threats, Support, and Criticism Yang Jiechi Visits Greece and Spain - Mission Unclear Borrell’s Geopolitical Vision and China’s Geopolitical Practice New Campaigns Target Minorities and Sign

08/09/2020

"Chinese video app , owned by Chinese company ByteDance, will be joining the 's voluntary code of conduct to combat illegal hate speech online, the European Commission said on Tuesday."

Chinese video app TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, will be joining the European Union's voluntary code of conduct to combat illegal hate speech online, the European Commission said on Tuesday.

07/09/2020

- Briefing - September 7, 2020
🔗 https://bit.ly/3bDsCtw

1⃣ 's Tour: Sum Up
2⃣Vystrčil’s Visit: Threats, Support, and Criticism
3⃣Yang Jiechi in and
4⃣Geopolitical EU and 's Coercive Diplomacy
5⃣New Campaigns: Minorities and Party Purge

03/09/2020

"Apart from vague talk, Wang Yi appears to have made no new offer or concession on any issue raised or on the economic crux of the - relationship"

Analysis by François Godement, Senior Advisor for Asia at Institut Montaigne

02/09/2020

A written version of our interview with Lucrezia Poggetti of MERICS is now available on our website!

📍"Sino-Italian Roller Coaster- Eurosceptics, Disinformation, and Mask Diplomacy"

🔗GET PDF: https://bit.ly/2DnAqmr

02/09/2020

named its first Chief Economist - Erik Berglof ( ) - who will set the vision for the Department.

Before the appointment he was:
📍The Chief Economist at London-based EBRD
📍The Director of Institute of Global Affairs at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Jin Liqun today announced that Erik Berglof has been appointed the Bank’s first Chief Economist, effective Sep. 1, 2020.

02/09/2020

🇪🇺EU-China Watchers!🇨🇳

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out our - Briefing for week 24-31 August!

🎧Audio version is available online (also in your podcast apps at "EU-China Podcast" or via link)

Pompeo’s NATO-China Quid Pro Quo US Plans to Ban TikTok, the EU Isn’t Interested Huawei Skepticism Signs Visible Across Europe Little Leipzig Beidaihe - Is it on?

01/09/2020

"China question" has been triggering even the most free-market EU economies to consider a more active industrial policy

Case: 🇳🇱 Netherlands
📍Gov invested in Smart Photonics (against Asian capital)
📍Denied export license to ASML Holding NV (to China)

When the Dutch government invested in home-grown chipmaker Smart Photonics this summer, it was a departure for a country with a hands-off approach to business.

01/09/2020

Mayor of Prague's Řeporyje district in an undiplomatic letter demanded 🇨🇳's apologies in 24h for a "pathetic diplomatic f**k up" - the "heavy price" threat to 🇨🇿 Senate President over the visit to Taiwan

📍Notice mentions of President Zeman and Premier Babiš - China is increasingly a topic in Czechia's domestic, identity-related politics

🔗Source: https://twitter.com/PavelNovotnak/status/1300396876559155201

01/09/2020

📍"I am Taiwanese" 🇨🇿 Senate President Miloš Vystrčil told 🇹🇼 Legislative Yuan getting a standing ovation

📍He leads a mission of ~90 ppl (incl. Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib)

🔗Not everyone in 🇨🇿 feels the same way - see our briefing: https://bit.ly/3lBnJFV

The head of the Czech Senate declared himself to be Taiwanese in a speech at Taiwan's parliament on Tuesday, channelling late U.S. President John F. Kennedy's defiance of Communism in Berlin in 1963, in remarks likely to further rile Beijing.

31/08/2020

- Briefing - August 31, 2020

Good to be back!

1⃣ Tours Europe
2⃣ The Latest on Little
3⃣ EU & China - Opposing Stances on
4⃣ Czech Senate President Visits
5⃣ New Insights into Internal Struggles

Pompeo’s NATO-China Quid Pro Quo US Plans to Ban TikTok, the EU Isn’t Interested Huawei Skepticism Signs Visible Across Europe Little Leipzig Beidaihe - Is it on?

27/08/2020

"The thing fears most is the one thing Trump refused to build — a united coalition that includes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the and the , built around Washington and Berlin" NYT's Thomas L. Friedman in a bold opinion piece
https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/opinion/trump-china-germany.amp.html

Germany is a manufacturing superpower that would be a decisive ally, along with the rest of the European Union, in a trade war against China.

27/08/2020

Commissioner Hogan resigned over golf scandal

"European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen faces a potentially messy reshuffle in the middle of a pandemic after Phil Hogan quit on Wednesday night as her powerful trade chief."

https://www.politico.eu/article/phil-hogan-resigns-as-eu-trade-boss-over-golfgate-scandal/

‘Big Phil’s’ departure robs von der Leyen of a trade liberal and hard negotiator.

19/08/2020

Dear EU-China Watchers!

Thank you for all the interest so far in 2020.

Our team is now on summer holidays to recharge batteries ahead of the next half a year of intense monitoring of EU-China relations. We will return with the next briefing on August 31st.

See you soon!

12/08/2020

🇪🇺EU-China Watchers!🇨🇳

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out our - Briefing for week 3-10 August!

🎧Audio version is available online (also in your podcast apps at "EU-China Podcast" or via link)

Pompeo’s NATO-China Quid Pro Quo US Plans to Ban TikTok, the EU Isn’t Interested Huawei Skepticism Signs Visible Across Europe Little Leipzig Beidaihe - Is it on?

10/08/2020

- Briefing - August 10, 2020

1⃣ Pompeo’s -China Quid Pro Quo
2⃣ Plans to Ban , the EU Isn’t Interested
3⃣ Skepticism Signs Visible Across Europe
4⃣ Little
5⃣ - Is it on?

Pompeo’s NATO-China Quid Pro Quo US Plans to Ban TikTok, the EU Isn’t Interested Huawei Skepticism Signs Visible Across Europe Little Leipzig Beidaihe - Is it on?

06/08/2020

EU-CHINA MONTHLY REPORT - August 2020
GET PDF 👉 https://bit.ly/33zUxrY

We are excited to bring you our monthly review of the key - stories.

📍Summary of Key Trends
📍Quotes from Stakeholders
📍Our Commentary

05/08/2020

🇪🇺EU-China Watchers!🇨🇳

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out our - Briefing for week 27 July-3 August!

🎧Audio version is available online (also in your podcast apps at "EU-China Podcast" or via link)

EU-China High-Level Trade and Economic Dialogue - Make it or Break it for CAI 2020  EU Releases Response Package on Hong Kong Cybersecurity, Back in the Spotlight - EU’s First-Ever Cyber-Sanctions China’s Diplomatic Push - Beijing Seeks to Prevent US-led Containment Estonia Reje