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Has Beijing failed to understand Europe’s position on the war in Ukraine?
Marina Rudyak, assistant professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg, talks about the tensions between China and Europe over the war in Ukraine, and more.
Xi, Zelenskyy weigh bilateral phone call
With the Russo-Ukrainian War entering its next phase, Beijing is considering its options and pursuing its own interests on an issue-by-issue basis.
媒体：蔚来汽车正在就授权换电系统与竞争对手展开磋商
EV manufacturer NIO is negotiating with Chinese and foreign automakers to authorize its battery-swap system and plans to build 1,000 swapping stations outside of China by 2025, mostly in Europe.
In fast-changing Europe, rage against Russia fuels suspicion of China
Outrage over Ukraine may harden Europe against China, after Russia’s attack lit a fire under European nations’ security and defense. “I think it’s going to have repercussions beyond this question of how to deal with Russia. It is definitely going to shape our policies towards China as well,” said Pascal Abb, a Chinese foreign policy professor at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt.
Germany, in particular, made a shocking departure from traditional policy in a single hour: Chancellor Olaf Scholz committed to a $111 billion defense fund, dropped opposition to arming Ukraine, and supported bans on Russia’s financial assets. “Multiple European academics and researchers said they had been contacted this week by Chinese counterparts — startled by Germany’s policy shift — to ask ‘what next?’” writes journalist Finbarr Bermingham on Twitter.
The ‘Winter Olympics Pact’ between Moscow and Beijing
This week in the China-Russia weekly update: Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are going to schmooze in Beijing, and more.
Editor’s note for Thursday, January 27, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Is the World Trade Organization back in play? The European Union launched a case against China at the WTO over Beijing’s trade pressure on Lithuania. Meanwhile, the trade body ruled in China’s favor in a decade-long dispute with the U.S. Separately, U.S. senators urged the Biden administration to act after a new report found that Chinese censorship had hurt companies like Google and Apple.
Editor’s note for Friday, January 21, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Anti-corruption investigations are coming to Big Tech, and Ant Group is connected to a corruption scandal involving Zhou Jiangyong, the former Party secretary of Alibaba’s home city of Hangzhou; Guangdong Province says it has eliminated “hidden local government debt”; German companies pressure Lithuania to back down in China dispute; Chinese media poke fun at the U.S. for 5G service troubles near airports; and more.
Security scanners across Europe tied to China govt, military
One Chinese firm makes many of Europe’s security scanners: Nuctech, a Chinese security inspection products firm partially owned by the state, has had many of its security scanners installed across key points in Europe, raising alarm over national security and China’s potential access to sensitive data, the Associated Press reports. Nuctech has been “frozen out of the U.S. for years due to national security concerns,” but its devices have been installed by 26 out of 27 EU member states, according to records reviewed by AP.
Lithuanian president says Taiwan office naming was ‘a mistake’ after ‘unconventional measures’ from Beijing
After Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open a “Taiwanese representative office” in its capital, Vilnius, last November, China has escalated its diplomatic and economic pressure on the EU state.
The SupChina 2022 Red Paper
We all read the headlines, but what really happened in China in 2021? And what’s on deck for 2022? This is our annual guide to the China issues we all need to know about.
Germany's new government is set to take a tougher line on China
Will Scholz shift Germany away from China? The new German government, led by Olaf Scholz, who became chancellor on December 8, is “set to take a tougher line on China,” per Nikkei Asia. The Financial Times editorial board noted that although Scholz has so far not personally expressed a change in tone on China compared with former chancellor Angela Merkel, the coalition he leads “treats [China] as a ‘systemic rival’…a phrase that Merkel never uttered.”
The growing rift between Europe and China
It’s been a tumultuous year for the EU-China relationship. The European Parliament and European Commission are in agreement about the challenges of working with China, and the necessity of a new approach, but what form that will take remains uncertain.
Editor’s note for Friday, November 19, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: The Women’s Tennis Association threatens to pull out of China if Peng Shuai’s safety is not assured and her sexual assault accusation is not taken seriously; a prominent virologist changes his mind about the COVID-19 “lab leak” theory, now concludes the virus began to spread at Wuhan’s Huanan Seafood Market; U.S. intelligence claims that China is seeking to build a military facility in the United Arab Emirates; Lithuania allows Taiwan to open a de facto embassy, incurring Beijing’s wrath.
EU shelves Taiwan trade upgrade amid balancing act on China
Announcement of new strategic format for liaising with Taiwan on trade is postponed, as lawmakers push Taiwan issue but also aim to re-engage with Beijing.
COP26 agrees on ‘phase-down’ of coal after last-minute deal between U.S., China, EU, and India
The COP26 “Glasgow Climate Pact” is the first climate summit agreement to explicitly mention fossil fuel reduction — though a “phase-out” of coal was watered down to “phase-down” at the last minute, at the behest of China and India.
Nio eyes expansion to five European countries
After Nio’s foray into Norway in May, the Chinese EV start-up is gearing up for an expansion to at least six European markets by next year. This story is from the SupChina A.M. newsletter — sign up for free here.
China warns that Taiwan’s push for international space presents ‘seismic risks’
Beijing is very unhappy with statements in the last two days from Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen and from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the future of the island nation that China sees as a breakaway province.
China and Serbia praise 'steel friendship' amid growing ties
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian officials praised their “steel friendship” with China during talks on Thursday with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi amid fears in the West that by heavily investing in the Balkan state, Beijing is trying to exert its political influence in that part of Europe.
EU lawmakers to visit Taiwan next week to meet with Taipei officials
Trip comes as EU-China relations fray and Taipei lobbies for an investment agreement with the EU.
Xi and Macron speak for first time since Aukus alliance was announced
Chinese leader tells France’s president that the EU should maintain its autonomy in foreign policy.
Taiwan Gains Favor in Europe’s East, Angering China
The intensifying links mirror tensions between the West and China over trade, military and human-rights issues. They also highlight differences within the West in how to approach an increasingly assertive China.
EU Wants Clarity From China on Its Emissions-Cutting Ambitions
The European Union wants to see what more China will do to step up its climate ambitions and when it plans to have its carbon emissions stop rising, the bloc’s climate chief Frans Timmermans said Tuesday.
A US-Europe rare earths partnership is sandwiched by China
Energy Fuels and Neo Materials aim to diversify rare earth supplies, but building a supply chain independent from China will be difficult.
EU, Chinese Officials to Meet Ahead of UN Climate Change Talks
The European Union’s top climate official is set to meet China’s special envoy on climate change in London as the two sides attempt to build momentum ahead of crucial talks aimed at limiting global warming that start later this week.
European Parliament votes in favor of stronger relationship with Taiwan
A “history-making text,” or one that will “seriously damage the foundations of China-EU relations”?
Piraeus port deal intensifies Greece’s unease over China links
Beijing cements control of key EU infrastructure but locals say they have not seen the investment they expected
Beijing Olympics to Allow Spectators But Only Those in China
China is limiting spectators for the Beijing Winter Olympics to those residing within the country, as the nation applies its zero-tolerance Covid-19 strategy to the upcoming winter games.
Why China Is Facing a Power Crunch and What It Means: QuickTake
A power crunch across China has rippled from factory floors to homes and even traffic lights in some places, leading economists to cut their growth forecasts for the world’s second-largest economy. The shortages mirror tight energy supplies in Europe and elsewhere that have roiled commodity markets, as well. Part of the problem is that the economic rebound after Covid lockdowns has boosted demand, while lower investment by miners and drillers has constrained production. But the crisis in China i
Tensions grow as US, allies deepen Indo-Pacific involvement
BANGKOK (AP) — With increasingly strong talk in support of Taiwan, a new deal to supply Australia with nuclear submarines, and the launch of a European strategy for greater engagement in the Indo-Pacific, the U.S.
European Businesses Urge China to Open Up, Avoid Inward Turn
European businesses in China urged the country to steer away from what they see as an “inward” turn of the economy to achieve self-sufficiency, which has impeded their operations and prospects.
In TikTok, a bad omen for Chinese technology in Europe
A recent European court decision — aimed originally at data privacy breaches by the United States — may have far-reaching implications for Chinese tech companies. Scrutiny will fall on data-rich companies like TikTok, which was just beginning to soar in Europe, as China has even fewer rule-of-law safeguards than the U.S.
U.S. campaign against Huawei stalls as Europe becomes main battleground
The U.S. is now arguing that using Huawei equipment would endanger the privacy and liberty of citizens, and the security of critical infrastructure and national…
