This speech was given at the College of Europe by HE Mr Zhang Ming, Ambassador of the Chinese Mission to EU, on 26 January 2018. Rector Jörg Monar, Faculty Members, Dear Students, Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, Good morning! It is a great pleasure for me to come to the College of Europe, the cradle of […]China and China-EU Relations in the New Era
January 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This speech was given at the College of Europe by HE Mr Zhang Ming, Ambassador of the Chinese Mission to EU, on 26 January 2018. Rector Jörg Monar, Faculty Members, Dear Students, Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, Good morning! It is a great pleasure for me to come to the College of Europe, the cradle of […]“A divided Europe is not in China’s interests”, Ambassador Zhang of the Chinese Mission to EU welcomes Brussels
December 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
On 06 December 2017 the Chinese Mission to the EU organized in Brussels another grand reception on the special occasion of the new Ambassador, HE Mr Zhang Ming, arriving in town to assume duties. Some of Brussels’ most prominent personalities honoured the new Ambassador with their attendance like EU Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner Navracsics and […]“16+1” Cooperation injects new vigor into China-Europe cooperation
November 29, 2017 by Leave a Comment
This article was written for The Sting by HE Ambassador Zhang Ming, Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU. The opinions expressed belong to the distinguished writer. On 27 November 2017, the Sixth Summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries was held in Budapest. The cooperation between China and the 16 CEE […]“The Sea is vast as it admits all rivers”, Ambassador Yang Yanyi of the Chinese Mission to EU gives her farewell address in Brussels
September 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
On Wednesday 20 September 2017 the Chinese Mission to the EU celebrated the 68th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China with the organisation of an excellent Reception at its premises in Brussels. This was the moment that Ambassador Yang Yanyi chose to give her final public speech as the Head of […]Q&A on the 19th China-EU Summit to be held on 01-02 June 2017 in Brussels
May 27, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Endorsed content How do you perceive the China-EU Summit mechanism? What progress has been achieved since the Summit last year? The EU-China Summit mechanism is the highest level political consultation between China and the EU, and it provides an effective platform for the continued development of China-EU relations. Since the first China-EU Summit in 1998, […]China Unlimited: the dragon’s long and winding road
August 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This article was written for the Sting by Mrs Claudia Ribeiro, one of the winners of the China Unlimited competition. Mrs Ribeiro took part in the China Unlimited trip from 22 July to 02 August 2016. When the Portuguese seafarers opened the sea route to India, and then to Ming Dynasty China, thus opening the world to global trade, China […]China Unlimited Special Report: at the heart of Beijing
August 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The first day of the China Unlimited trip commenced with the opening ceremony at Hanban Headquarters, China’s main body of dissemination and growth of Chinese language and culture in the world. This task is being delivered through a wide network of Confucius Institutes all around the globe, enhancing students of Chinese language and welcoming them to the […]China Unlimited: an exclusive interview with the former Ambassador of Hungary to China
August 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
On the aftermath of the China Unlimited trip that was completed a few days ago, Mr Panos Katsampanis, Co-Founder of The European Sting took an interview from one of the most prominent members of the delegation, Mr Sandor Meszaros, an experienced diplomat and former Ambassador of Hungary to China. Mr Meszaros was called to give […]China Unlimited Special Report: The trip to China
August 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The European Sting, the media partner of the China Unlimited competition, travelled to China from the 22nd July to the 2nd of August 2016 to cover the prominent European delegation to China. The trip was divided into two parts: the capital Beijing and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. A rich programme in Beijing kept the strong […]The South China Sea Arbitration: Illegal, Illegitimate and Invalid
July 12, 2016 by 2 Comments
This article was written for the European Sting by HE Ambassador Yang Yanyi of the Chinese Mission to EU in Brussels. If I have to choose three words to reflect my views of the award of arbitration over the South China Sea disputes unilaterally filed by the Philippines against China, it would be illegal, illegitimate and invalid. […]An expert in the South China Sea issue on an exclusive interview at the European Sting
June 17, 2016 by 3 Comments
Last Wednesday the European Sting took an interview in Brussels from an expert on the South China Sea. Our interviewee this time was Mrs Yan Yan, Deputy Director of the Research Center of Oceans Law and Policy in the National Institute for the South China Sea Studies (NISCSS) and a PhD candidate in the University of Hong Kong on public international law. The stimulating interview is presented below. The Sting’s questions are […]Some Prevailing Arguments and Perceptions over the South China Sea Issue Are Simply Wrong
May 24, 2016 by 1 Comment
This article was written for the Sting by HE Ambassador Yang Yanyi of the Chinese Mission to EU For some time now, the South China Sea issue has attracted much attention and media coverage. Some accused China of changing the status quo in the South China Sea by taking unilateral actions that caused tensions in […]In China things are moving in the right direction
March 9, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Written by YE Fujing, Economic advisor, Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the EU China’s “overcapacity” is regularly making headlines with reports of China over-exporting, particularly in the steel sector, and allegedly dragging down the global economy. These reports call for more careful examination. To start, there should be no illusion regarding the problem: overcapacity, […]The right approach to addressing overcapacity problem from a Chinese perspective
February 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This article was written for the Sting by HE Ambassador Yang Yanyi of the Chinese Mission to EU The recent weeks have seen further worrying moves in Brussels. The European Commission opened new anti-dumping investigations on steel products originating from China, and the European steel industry organized a demonstration against so-called Chinese dumping on the […]A Sting Exclusive: “China is Making Good Stories not Bad Ones”, Ambassador Yang highlights from Brussels
February 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Written by H.E. Ambassador Yang Yanyi, Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU A few days ago, I was chatting with some European business people. Naturally the conversation was focused on China. There were obvious worries and concerns. It was complained that China had been making “bad stories” over the past years – slowing […]China’s 13th Five Year Plan and the opportunities for Europe
January 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Amid substantial interest of the global community about China’s growth and only a few months before the launch of the 13th five year plan of the country, a stimulating event took place in Brussels earlier this week analysing the aims of China’s new 2016-2020 development strategy. The event, which was organised by Friends of Europe, hosted two […]“Working together to make a change at the COP 21 in Paris”, an article by Ambassador Yang of the Chinese Mission to EU
November 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Written by Ambassador Yan Yanyi, Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU In a few days’ time, leaders of nearly 150 countries will gather in Paris, not just in defiance of the ISIS terrorist threat, but more in a joint effort to combat global climate change, one of the gravest challenges facing humanity. Their determination […]Apparently the EU Digital Single Market passes necessarily from China’s Digital Silk Road
November 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Road of the EU digital growth agenda paradoxically seems to necessarily pass from Beijing. This was the key take-away that came out from the third panel discussion during the China-Europe Investment & Connectivity Cooperation Forum. This one day conference took place last Monday 09 November at the Committee of Regions in Brussels. “Digital economy and […]China is now heavily endorsing its big investment flow in the Central Eastern European (CEE) countries
November 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Last Monday, 09 November 2015, a very important conference was held at the Committee of Regions in Brussels called: “China-Europe Investment and Connectivity Cooperation Forum”. Certainly one of the most stimulating panel discussions was on the Chinese Investment in Central Eastern European Countries (CEEC). It turns out that China is endorsing a huge and independent investment […]“There are many converging visions and interests between the One Belt One Road initiative and the Juncker Investment Plan”, Ambassador Yang of the Chinese Mission to EU highlights from Brussels
November 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Remarks of HE Ambassador Yang of the Chinese Mission to EU at the Forum on China-Europe Investment and Connectivity Cooperation which took place at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels on 09 November 2015. The Forum took place in presence of Jyrki Katainen, Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness and […]Opening Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Yang Yanyi, Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU at the Chinese Fashion Night
October 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Opening Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Yang Yanyi, Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU at the Chinese Fashion Night: “Mr. Yan Zhenquan, Director of the China Culture Center in Brussels, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to join you at the Opening Ceremony of the Chinese Fashion Night. On behalf […]China answers clearly to the European Commission’s investment negotiations with Taiwan
October 17, 2015 by 1 Comment
On October 14 the European Commission published a 26 page communication named “Trade for All: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy“, where it describes a new investment approach of the EU. Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Trade, declared on the matter: “We’ve listened to the debate”…”Europeans know that trade can deliver jobs, growth and investment for […]A Sting Exclusive: “The Chinese economy is steady and moving in the right direction”, Ambassador Yang of the Chinese Mission to EU underscores from Brussels
September 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Last summer stock markets in Europe and around the world suffered significant losses due to major turbulences in the Chinese markets. The European Sting following the matter very closely invited Mrs Yang Yanyi, Ambassador and Head of Mission of People’s Republic of China to the European Union, to provide her insights about the stock market plunge in China and also about […]My twin from Guangzhou
September 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Lotte , NL Sydney, 23rd of May 2014. Do you sometimes wonder what would have happened if you had been born in another time or other place? If you had been born only a few hundred kilometers south or east or north – west is not relevant in my case, since it is not […]
Infinite Oath
September 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Sarah, BE Zhong Cheng has always considered himself a man of his word. He never gave empty promises, and never threw words in the wind, which could be called his secret pride. And for such a noble and decent man who is always responsible for his words, there is no worse torture, than the […]
How I met the Panda Woman
September 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Written by Katerina, CZ “When I was a child, approximately ten years old, I went to a fancy little fair in Brussels near Gare du Midi. I found my first panda teddy bear there, I spent money to buy it to sleep with it in my bed,” the brunet lady is telling me the story […]
Imaginary Journeys Into Eternal China
September 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Armand , FR Imaginary Dialogues We will join at the dawn (1) Chinese and European practitioners of tai chi (2) to express altogether the harmony of Life and welcome the rising Sun And will enjoy the nascent lighting day as a newborn We will read ‘Water Margin’ (3) to grasp the deep sense of […]
The Catcher in the Rice
September 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Written by Jiří , CZ You have to watch out in China, hon. There’s gonna be an undercover agent watching each one of you all the time. If they see you taking pictures of some public buildings they’re going to grab you, put in a tiny cell and demand a ransom. My mother, she only […]
IMAGINATION, FACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES – THE UNLIMITED POWER OF CHINA
September 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Written by Victoria, BG What is the first thing that is coming to your mind when I say China?For most of the people all over the world maybe it is the GREAT WALL OF CHINA, or maybe the FORBIDDEN CITY or THE TERRACOTTA ARMY or may be something else … Let me tell you […]
So different, so close – for two twinning cities
September 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Written by Desislava , BG A Bulgarian proverb says: A brother won’t feed his brother, but woe betide whoever has none.( Even though family can only help so far, it’s always better to have them around.) There have always been crises in the world. People usually look for close and distant friends, but for real […]
On our way to China
September 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Natalia , PO Although almost every corner of the world has been discovered, everyone can be a discoverer. Going to a library or searching through the Internet’s news is enough to awaken tremendous curiosity for places and phenomena around us. We may not be shown on the front pages of some famous newspapers, but […]
The succesful cooperation
September 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Cesaria, IT From Rome to Beijing there are 8075.26 kilometres. China has a territory of 9 596 691km2 big, Italian land has an extension of 301.338km2. Two countries apart two, so different their stile of life. China have faced and is stll facing enormous problems growing bigger as the time goes on. With the […]
Silk Road Unlimited
August 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Lilia, BG People in China and Europe have a long history of interaction and the part of it that I find most exciting is the ancient Silk Road that had connected Asia with the European continent through a network of trade and cultural transmission routes. While the main idea of the Road had been the […]
