Insights (Filter: China)
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Calls for Chinese-Style Tech Industrial Policy Won’t Make Europe More Digital Sovereign
By: Matthias BauerA leaked draft “Joint Declaration” reveals plans for an EU industrial policy in the cloud and data sector. The proposal is floated...
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Will the U.S. Stance on Chinese Telecom Equipment Change?
By: Guest AuthorBy Jerker Hellström, Director of the Swedish Center for China Studies.* With two months left until election day in the U.S., the two...
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Europe’s Dependency on China?
The 22nd EU-China Summit held virtually this week, was the first for the new EU Commission. The meeting takes place against...
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EU Freight Cabotage: Will France Manage to Kick Eastern Europe out of the EU’s Single Market?
By: Matthias BauerCurrent EU law severely restricts the transport of goods within a Member State by a truck operator from a foreign EU country. What is known as...
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Time Is Running Out to Address Trade Frictions. For Effective WTO Reform to Happen, the US, EU and China Need to Live Up to Their Responsibilities
All three of the WTO’s functions - administering multilateral trade rules, serving as a forum for trade negotiations, and providing a mechanism to...
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China’s Digital Trade Success: Two Different Perspectives
In recent times there has been a lot of talk on how big China’s digital trade actually is and to what extent it poses a threat to the global...
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‘Appetite for Friction’ – Trump Policy Towards China
According to Frank Lavin, former US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, ‘trade negotiations should focus on managing what’s good...
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Risks to the EU from a US-China Trade Agreement
By: Sherman KatzAfter the United States imposed $250billion of tariffs on Chinese goods based on its determination, under U.S. Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974,...
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The Chinese Innovation Conundrum
By: Iacopo MonterosaHuawei’s prominent role in 5G infrastructure could suggest that China is now ready to be a driving force on digital innovation. In addition, the...
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Huawei, Which Way? Perceptions and US-China Relations
By: Stephen RangerFollowing the global financial crisis in 2008, the G-2 framework of a global strategic partnership was seen among observers as the way forward for...
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China’s Growing Soft Power: Should Europe Protect its Cultural Industries?
By: Stephen RangerOne of the notable aspects of China’s foreign policy in recent years has been the increasing focus on developing soft power. Beijing has arguably...
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