Category: Europe-China Relations

EU Company Granted Concession for Croatian Port Terminal After Cancellation of Tender With Chinese Bidder

A 50-year concession for the development and economic use of a new deep-sea container terminal in the Adriatic port of Rijeka in Croatia has been granted to a European company. The concession contract to build the necessary infrastructure and fully equip the Zagreb Deep Sea container terminal in the port of Rijeka—the biggest seaport in…


German Navy Chief Vows Long-Term Commitment to Indo-Pacific

TOKYO—The chief of Germany’s navy said Tuesday that its dispatch of a warship to the Indo-Pacific underscores his country’s concern that freedom of navigation and the rule-based international order are being threatened in the region, an apparent reference to its biggest trading partner, China. Vice Adm. Kay-Achim Schonbach, in Tokyo for a port call by…


‘We Came Here to Learn From You,’ First European Parliament Delegation Visits Taiwan

Taiwan’s success and capacity to confront threats and disinformation from the Chinese regime is a “gold mine” for Europe, said Raphael Glucksmann, the head of a visiting European Union delegation, in a joint press conference in Taipei with Taiwan’s Presiden Tsai Ing-wen on Nov. 4. “This is the first official visit from a delegation of…


US Trade Chief Urges New Laws Targeting China’s Overseas Steel Investment

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai affirmed the need for updating U.S. trade laws to reinforce existing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties, coping with China’s steel-making overcapacity and export through subsidized investment in southeast Asia. “The tools that we have, we know how they can be effective and we know where the limitations are,” Tai told U.S….


Taiwanese Delegation in Prague to Boost Ties; China Protests

PRAGUE—Taiwanese government ministers were visiting the Czech capital on Monday accompanied by dozens of business and research representatives to boost trade and investment, a move that has angered China. Minister of National Development Kung Ming-hsin is leading a delegation of 66 officials representing business and research groups and organizations, including biotechnology, green energy, information technology,…


China-Russia Cooperation: Not Really Allies

News Analysis The relationship between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin is largely predicated on a common interest in countering the United States, but this does not actually make China and Russia allies. In the long term, it is unlikely that Russia desires to become a junior power in a global axis, dominated by China. Chinese…


NATO Will Concentrate on Countering the Chinese Threat for Next Decade: Stoltenberg

NATO will concentrate on countering the Chinese communist threat as part of next decade’s new strategic approach, according to its secretary-general, as reported by The Financial Times. This comes as the Chinese regime has become more assertive in its ambitions of global dominance, having allegedly gained the upper hand in key warfare technologies, such as…


European Parliament Push Brussels to ‘Upgrade’ Partnership with Taiwan, Despite Beijing’s Opposition

The European Union must deepen its ties with democratic ally Taiwan, said lawmakers in a report approved on Oct. 21, despite strong opposition from the Chinese regime. The European Parliament adopted the report, titled the EU-Taiwan Political Relations and Cooperation, by an overwhelming majority in the French city of Strasbourg, with 580 votes in favor,…


China Could Seize Taiwan to Fulfill Semiconductor Needs, US Researchers Warns

Thirst for the world’s lead-edging microchips could be a driving force for Beijing wanting to take over self-ruled Taiwan, U.S. researchers warned. De facto independent country Taiwan is the home to some of the world’s largest and most advanced semiconductor plants, including the world’s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC). “Currently, there is…


China Could Seize Taiwan to Fulfill Semiconductor Needs, US Researchers Warn

Thirst for the world’s lead-edging microchips could be a driving force for Beijing wanting to take over self-ruled Taiwan, U.S. researchers warned. De facto independent country Taiwan is the home to some of the world’s largest and most advanced semiconductor plants, including the world’s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC). “Currently, there is…