This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum, Jeffrey Lu Minfang, Chief Executive Officer, Mengniu Group When it comes to climate action, attention tends to be focused on renewables and low carbon transport, […]How China’s dairy industry is addressing climate change
June 26, 2023 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum, Jeffrey Lu Minfang, Chief Executive Officer, Mengniu Group When it comes to climate action, attention tends to be focused on renewables and low carbon transport, […]Why businesses need to think about how they target the generation gap in China
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Cinthia Chen, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group, Wu Chun, Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group, Nikolaus Lang, Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group China’s middle-class and affluent consumer population will increase by 80 […]“China poses the greatest challenge of our age”, paradoxically parroted at G7 Hiroshima the UK Premier Sunak who is an Indian immigrant against immigration
May 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Hiroshima, the historical place that the US utterly destroyed with atomic bombs some 80 years ago, is the same place whereby last weekend the 6 members of G7, including the once bombarded Japan, gathered to parrot loudly US messages on the world. Ironic? Realistic, it is how the way history works in circles, always amusing […]President von der Leyen on our policies towards China at Session III of the G7, Foreign and Security Policy
May 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Quotes by President von der Leyen on our policies towards China at Session III of the G7, Foreign and Security Policy: Our policies towards China need to change because China has changed. China has moved from “reform and opening” to “security and control”. China […]MEPs call for clarity and unity in policy on China
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Against the backdrop of China’s continued rise as a political and economic powerhouse on the world stage, MEPs discussed the need for a coherent strategy on the superpower. EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell stressed the need for a united EU approach to China. […]Statement by President von der Leyen with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping following the trilateral meeting
April 7, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Thank you, President Xi, This is my second visit to Beijing, but in my family, China, and especially the province of Anhui, played a role. When I was young, my father, as Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, secured the first agreement with the province […]US interest rate rises may be on the way, China seeks ‘stability’, and other economy stories you need to read this week
March 13, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ian Shine, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda 1. Larger interest rate rises may be on the way, US Fed indicates The US Federal Reserve will likely need to raise interest rates more than expected in response to recent strong economic […]China rapidly expands wind power capacity: Here’s what you need to know about the global energy transition this week
March 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Roberto Bocca, Head of Shaping the Future of Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. China accelerates wind power capacity China has been the world’s largest and fastest-growing producer of renewable energy for more […]China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis
February 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was originally published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China 1. Respecting the sovereignty of all countries. Universally recognized international law, including the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, must be strictly observed. The sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all countries must be effectively upheld. […]China’s solar power capacity set for record growth. Here’s what you need to know about the global energy transition this week
February 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Roberto Bocca, Head of Shaping the Future of Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum, Stefan Ellerbeck, Senior Writer, Formative Content 1. News in brief: Energy stories from around the world The global oil and […]How has China maintained domestic food stability amid global food crises?
November 8, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Yuan Zhang, China Specialist, Tropical Forest Alliance, World Economic Forum Beijing, Tengfei Xu Programming Lead, World Economic Forum Beijing, Jingxin Xiao, Early Careers, Nature-Based Solutions, World Economic Forum A perfect storm of climate shocks, pandemic aftereffects, economic instability, […]Bend It Like Scholz: Can Germany show the way to heal the EU-China relations?
November 2, 2022 by Leave a Comment
That the EU-China relations have been facing challenges is not news. Lately we have been witnessing a change of course in the EU’s stance towards its biggest trade partner. Just a couple of years ago the EU started this turmoil by calling China “systemic rival” while the European Parliament froze the Comprehensive Investment Agreement (CAI). […]Ensuring Global Food Security: What China Says and Does
July 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Hit by intense heat, it is reported that some European countries will see their soft-wheat output drop by 7%, lower than their five-year average, another bad news for the already strained global food supply. But the problem did not pop up just this summer. In recent years, the consequences of the climate crisis, compounded by […]What is NATO and what happened at the NATO summit?
July 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content In the end, it took a well-timed coffee break to smooth the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO. Since May 2022, when Türkiye had held up the Nordic countries’ plans, […]Is China a Challenge to NATO?
July 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article was published in association with the Chinese Mission to the EU. At the 2022 Madrid Summit, NATO adopted a new Strategic Concept, claiming that NATO member states would work together to address the systemic challenges posed by China. A look at history and reality tells us a different story. In recent years, certain […]‘Tesla Village’: how electric vehicles are the new frontier of China’s rural economy
June 28, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Winston Ma, Chairman of Advisory Board, Open Mineral Tesla cars are already popular in China’s megacities, but rural areas remain a largely untapped market for electric vehicles (EVs).Panzhiga village has earned the nickname ‘Tesla village’ thanks to a […]Spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the EU Speaks on a Question Concerning China in the European Parliament’s Report on the EU and the Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific
June 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Q: On 7 June, the European Parliament at its plenary session adopted the report on the EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific, claiming that China poses a threat to the EU’s interests in the region, criticizing China’s position on Ukraine, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Xinjiang-related issues, and calling for the EU to […]
How China’s efforts are advancing global development
May 25, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rebecca Ivey, Chief Representative Officer, China Office, World Economic Forum Beijing China’s Global Development Initiative aims to bring renewed attention to the immediate challenges that threaten our global ability to deliver the SDGs.Some good examples are emerging of […]Why China shouldn’t become Biden’s scapegoat amidst the war in Ukraine
March 29, 2022 by Leave a Comment
While the entire world is shocked by the “abrupt” end of peace and prosperity in Europe which was signaled by the recent war in Ukraine, it is interesting to also observe opportunistic campaigns from the West which might further hinder stability in our world. Although sanctions are a powerful diplomacy tool and the EU and […]Spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the EU Speaks on a Question Concerning NATO Leader’s Remarks on China
March 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Q: According to reports, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday that any support to Russia, military support or any other type of support, would actually help Russia conduct a brutal war against an independent sovereign nation, Ukraine, and help them to continue to wage war which is causing death, suffering and an enormous amount […]
Food security: This is how China plans to feed its 1.4 billion people
March 11, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content China is the most populous nation on earth, but the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and global uncertainty threaten its food security.Tests of salt-tolerant ‘seawater rice’ strains have produced high yields and could […]Which emerging economies have the best universities?
November 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kayleigh Bateman, Senior Writer, Formative Content China dominates the record number of universities that qualified for the Times Higher Education Emerging Economies University Rankings 2022.THE’s survey ranks institutions from emerging economies classified as ‘advanced emerging’, ‘secondary emerging’ or […]China’s new carbon market aims to substantially reduce its emissions. Here’s how
November 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Daniel Yang, Graduate student, Public Policy Program, Stanford University & Lawrence Goulder, Shuzo Nishihara Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, Stanford University and Director, Stanford Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis Center In July, China launched the world’s largest […]Speech by Ambassador Zhang Ming at the Online Celebration of the 72nd Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China
October 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
On the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Mission to the EU held online celebrations and Ambassador Zhang Ming delivered a video message. The whole text is as follows: Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, It’s a great pleasure to get together virtually with both old and […]How China became EU’s biggest trading partner and why Brussels should maintain that by all means
August 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
In a disastrous pandemic year 2020 for the entire world and a global economy with recessions all over, there is good news about EU-China economic relations that the media severely underplayed. EU trade with China in 2020 was €586 billion whereas trade with US was €554. This means that in a remarkably turbulent year for […]How China can build a nature-positive and net-zero economy
July 14, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lili Sun, President, Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology (SEE) & Wei Dong Zhou, Business for Nature Chief Advisor in China, and Director, WBCSD China China contains four of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots.China will host the COP15 Biodiversity […]Remarks by Ambassador Zhang Ming at a Virtual Event Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China
July 7, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was published in association with the Chinese Mission to EU On July 1, 2021, the Chinese Mission to the EU celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at a virtual event and presents to the EU the glorious history and achievements of the CPC over the […]The automotive market is changing. Can China show us the future?
July 2, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Wolf-Dieter Hoppe, Partner, Arthur D. Little & Klaus Schmitz, Partner, Arthur D. Little The automotive sector is at a crossroads owing to changing customer behaviour and demand;A new study suggests the move away from petrol and diesel-fuelled vehicles […]What can China tell us about the future of social commerce and content?
May 18, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Matthew Quinlan, Managing Director, Accenture Social commerce – purchases made via social media – is a huge industry in China, with sales projected to reach $363 billion in 2021.Brands who use social media influencers are reporting much higher […]Industrial clusters using green hydrogen can drive clean energy transition in Europe and China
May 7, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kevin Tu, Senior Advisor China , Agora Energiewende, Matthias Deutsch, Senior Associate, Agora Energiewende & Gniewomir Flis, Senior Advisor Hydrogen, Agora Energiewende Hydrogen produced with renewable resources will become cheaper than fossil fuels by 2030 across a range […]Looking for European Youth at 2021 Youth Day “European Youth in China”: Short Video Contest Announcement
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6 women of history who shaped the world, from a Hawaiian queen to a Chinese empress
March 8, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Joseph Losavio, Community Specialist, Infrastructure and Development Initiatives, World Economic Forum For Women’s History Month, it is important to highlight the contributions of women across society. It is also important to remember women throughout history and understand that […]Here’s why China’s trade deal with Mauritius matters
February 16, 2021 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lauren Johnston, Research Associate, SOAS China Institute & Marc Lanteigne, Associate Professor of Political Science, UiT: The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø Beijing approaches regional trade policies via small states first, such as New Zealand.Given the complexity of […]
