This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Deputy-Secretary General Amina Mohammed has acknowledged the Chinese capital’s enduring association with the fight for women’s rights and gender equality, 30 years on from the adoption of the landmark Beijing Declaration, a foundational international treaty. Ms. Mohammed was speaking at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, co-hosted […]Deputy UN chief pays tribute to Beijing’s key role in advancing women’s rights
October 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Deputy-Secretary General Amina Mohammed has acknowledged the Chinese capital’s enduring association with the fight for women’s rights and gender equality, 30 years on from the adoption of the landmark Beijing Declaration, a foundational international treaty. Ms. Mohammed was speaking at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, co-hosted […]China’s Premier Li calls for solidarity, peace and shared economic prosperity in UN address
September 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday marked the UN’s 80th anniversary with a call for world leaders to defend multilateralism, reject “Cold War” thinking and step up cooperation in the face of global turmoil. “Solidarity lifts everyone up, while division drags all down,” Mr. Li told the […]Statement by President von der Leyen following her meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang
September 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. I had a good and frank exchange with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The main focus of our meeting was to follow up on the productive EU-China Summit in July. We both agreed on the importance of moving from words to action as soon as […]EIB approves €16 billion in new financing, including additional support for energy security and housing in Ukraine
August 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) Board of Directors approved €16 billion in new financing to support Ukraine’s energy security and resilience, strengthen the green transition in Europe, drive competitiveness and urban development and reinforce global partnerships. The Board approved €5.4 billion in new financing for Europe’s […]25th EU-China summit – EU press release
July 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union (EU) and China held their 25th Summit in Beijing on 24 July 2025. The President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, met with China’s President, Xi Jinping, followed by a […]Joint EU-China press statement on climate
July 25, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At the EU-China Summit in Beijing, the following joint press statement was agreed: The Way Forward After the 10th AnniversaryOf the Adoption of the Paris Agreement On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the European […]Opening remarks by President von der Leyen with President Costa and Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China
July 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. President Xi, Thank you for welcoming us again to this magnificent city and this great country. It is my third time in Beijing as President of the European Commission and my first time in my second term. But this one is special. As you […]Instead of seizing the Rare momentum of the 50th anniversary of EU-China relations Brussels remembers now the Rare Earths thing of last April
July 14, 2025 by 1 Comment
It took 3 whole months for the European Parliament to discuss last April’s move of China to impose restrictions on the exports of important rare earth elements. While this had taken place 3 months ago as a Chinese response to the MAGA obscene tariff terror, the Parliament motivated by the “agony” to be productive moments […]50 year anniversary of China-EU relations: why the EU should care much more
May 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
2025 marks 50 years of official diplomatic relations between the European Union and China and the Chinese Mission organized this week in Brussels a large reception to celebrate and meet the European counterparts. The event coincided with the positive news that China lifted the 2021 sanctions against MEPs, an act of reciprocation on the EU’s […]China lifts sanctions against MEPs
May 1, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The lifting of Chinese sanctions against Members of the European Parliament marks a step in restoring parliamentary dialogue with China. Today, President Metsola informed the Conference of Presidents of the decision of the Chinese authorities to lift the sanctions against any Member (as well […]MAGA My God: Trump’s full trade war against China, EU, Canada, Mexico, you name it
March 14, 2025 by 1 Comment
Bang, the new US administration recently launched 25% tariffs on EU steel and aluminium, almost everything imported from Canada and Mexico as well as 20% on Chinese imports. The Wall Street stock exchange felt its worst day last Monday with investors in panic after Trump’s promulgation of trade wars against everybody. MAGA (Make America Great […]World News in Brief: Deadly China quake, Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, CAR rights defenders, finance and food crises
January 8, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is profoundly saddened by the devastating loss of life caused by the earthquake that struck the Tibet Autonomous Region of China on Tuesday, his Spokesperson said in a statement. At least 126 people were killed and 188 injured in the 7.1-magnitude quake in […]EU imposes duties on unfairly subsidised electric vehicles from China while discussions on price undertakings continue
October 30, 2024 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today the European Commission concluded its anti-subsidy investigation by imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China for a period of five years. As previously disclosed, the investigation found that the BEV value chain in China benefits from unfair […]Can the EU’s take on Taiwan from the UN 2758 resolution for One China policy be myopic?
October 30, 2024 by 1 Comment
How many people can discuss about a historic United Nations resolution without reading it? When it comes to the 2758 UN Resolution from 1971 the answer is too many. This time the European Parliament came to issue a press release on that last week. Quite understandably the topic is of significant global importance as it […]China is trying to distort history and international law in Taiwan, MEPs warn
October 25, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament condemns China’s continued military provocations against Taiwan and firmly rejects any unilateral change to the status-quo in the Taiwan Strait. These attempts, particularly by means of force or coercion, will not be accepted and will incur a decisive and firm reaction, warn MEPs. […]How the tiny Marshall islands, Eswatini, Palau and Paraguay thought they could undermine the One China Principle at the UN General Assembly
October 9, 2024 by 11 Comments
In an increasingly turbulent global time the United Nations General Assembly in New York had clearly a lot to discuss. Obviously, Israel’s excruciatingly painful war in Gaza and Lebanon was at the forefront while Ukraine’s ambition to attack mainland Russia is paralysing all thinking citizens of the world with a fair amount of space between […]Commission proposal to impose tariffs on imports of battery electric vehicles from China obtains necessary support from EU Member States
October 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission’s proposal to impose definitive countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China has obtained the necessary support from EU Member States for the adoption of tariffs. This represents another step towards the conclusion of the Commission’s anti-subsidy […]China is committed to dialogue, ‘not throwing gas on the fire’, Foreign Minister Wang says
September 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations Wang Yi, the Foreign Minister of China reiterated on Saturday his country’s commitment to playing a constructive role and engaging in mediation for peace, not exploiting volatile situations for “selfish gains”. To that end, China, jointly with Brazil and other countries of the Global South, launched a […]Commission launches WTO consultations challenging China’s anti-subsidy investigation into EU dairy
September 24, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission launched a consultation request at the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging China’s initiation of an anti-subsidy investigation against imports of certain dairy products from the EU. This is the first time the EU has decided to challenge an investigation at its […]Make AI work for everyone, UN chief says
September 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for global cooperation in sharing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that unequal access could exacerbate global inequalities. “AI capacities today are concentrated in a handful of powerful companies – and even fewer countries. Meanwhile, too many countries face […]Questions and Answers on the disclosure to interested parties of draft definitive findings of anti-subsidy investigation into imports of battery electric vehicles from China
August 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Why have the proposed duty rates changed? The small upward or downward adjustments to the duty rates of the sampled companies reflect technical corrections based on substantiated comments received from the interested parties on the provisional measures. These revisions show that the Commission fully […]Commission discloses to interested parties draft definitive findings of anti-subsidy investigation into imports of battery electric vehicles from China
August 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, as part of its ongoing anti-subsidy investigation, the European Commission has disclosed to interested parties the draft decision to impose definitive countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China. This draft decision reflects the comments received from interested parties on […]Commission imposes provisional countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles from China while discussions with China continue
July 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, nine months after the initiation of an ex officio anti-subsidy investigation, the European Commission has imposed provisional countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China. Based on the investigation, the Commission has concluded that the BEV value chain in China […]EBRD announces settlement with Chinese construction company CGGC
July 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a 35-month sanction of the Chinese construction company China Gezhouba Group Company Limited (CGGC) and its 212 subsidiaries, in connection with fraudulent practice relating to the project Corridor VC – Tunnel Prenj in Bosnia and Herzegovina. […]China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report
July 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence patents, a new report from the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows. According to the agency’s Patent Landscape Report, between 2014-2023, more than 38,000 GenAI patents came out of China, six times more than those […]Humongous tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles: is Brussels shooting itself in the foot?
June 18, 2024 by 1 Comment
When your own major car companies slam your antidumping duties on electric vehicles, then you know you just made a terrible mistake, right? It was last week that the European Commission launched additional record tariffs against Chinese electric vehicles ranging from 17.4% to 38.1%, and if one adds to those the existing ones of 10%, […]Annual EU report illustrates continuous deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong
June 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission and the High Representative have today adopted the 26th annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on political and economic developments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. This report covers developments in 2023. The electoral overhaul of the […]Questions and Answers on the pre-disclosure of duties on imports of subsidised electric cars from China*
June 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. What is pre-disclosure and why is it necessary? According to the EU basic anti-subsidy regulation, the Commission is under the obligation to pre-disclose to interested parties the intended imposition of provisional measures. This is why, before the scheduled date for provisional findings, the Commission […]Commission investigation provisionally concludes that electric vehicle value chains in China benefit from unfair subsidies
June 13, 2024 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As part of its ongoing investigation, the Commission has provisionally concluded that the battery electric vehicles (BEV) value chain in China benefits from unfair subsidisation, which is causing a threat of economic injury to EU BEV producers. The investigation also examined the likely consequences […]US hikes tariffs on Chinese imports, and other global trade stories to read this month
May 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Guillaume Dabré, Project Specialist, World Economic Forum 1. US hikes tariffs on Chinese imports The United States has sharply hiked tariffs on a range of Chinese imports as a trade tiff between the two economic superpowers escalates. US […]Undermining the one-China principle will lead to serious tensions in East Asia
May 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The US interference more than often leads to geopolitical tensions and that’s a historical fact. It seems now the world’s greatest power wants to interfere strongly with Taiwan. Taiwan, a whole different story Although the US likes to interfere in anything with a pulse, Taiwan is no Ukraine and will never be. To begin with, […]What is a geopolitical recession and how could we avoid one?
May 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, Simon Torkington, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda The financial crash of 2008 and the business shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic gave the world unwelcome reminders of how painful a classic economic recession […]7 ways Earth system stress is already affecting our security
May 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rod Schoonover, Co-Founder, Ecosecurity Council As we approach the mid-21st century, security issues worldwide are becoming increasingly complex and dire. Active conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa have not only overwhelmed international peacemaking efforts but have also exacerbated humanitarian crises and […]
