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European Union

Merz trades blows with Beijing over export flood

July 27, 2026July 3, 2026 by Tom Harper
Friedrich Merz | Germany | China

What is clear is that the relationship between Europe and China ‘is entering a contentious stage’

Categories Behind The News Tags Beijing, Currency Clash, European Union, The Conversation, The Long Read, Trade Tensions Leave a comment

Brussels flexes its muscles amid Beijing’s backlash

May 5, 2026May 4, 2026 by China Factor Staff
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

‘If it doesn’t change, we will have no choice but to head into a trade conflict with China’

Categories Talking Point Tags China, European Union, Export Flood, News, Trade War Leave a comment

China’s charm offensive amid the chaos in the Gulf

March 24, 2026March 23, 2026 by China Factor Staff

But Li’s message might end up falling on deaf ears despite the energy shocks rippling across the world

Categories Talking Point Tags European Union, Existential Crisis, Export Flood, Iran War, News Leave a comment

Trump’s strategy to ‘promote an illiberal world’

January 12, 2026December 11, 2025 by Rebecca Lissner

Rather than highlighting threats from China or Russia, the first MAGA security plan targets Europe

Categories Viewpoint Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, European Union, News, Russia, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Europe is wide open to China’s economic blackmail

December 15, 2025November 27, 2025 by Gracia Abad Quintanal

The EU will need to find new sources of rare earths to break Beijing’s monopoly on critical minerals

Categories Viewpoint Tags Communist Party of China, European Union, News, Rare Earths, The Conversation, The Long Read, Three-Way Tariffs, United States Leave a comment

China’s massive surplus is popping up everywhere 

December 8, 2025November 13, 2025 by Brad W Setser

Yet the International Monetary Fund still has trouble seeing the warning signs clearly

Categories Analysis Tags China Exports, Council on Foreign Relations, European Union, News, The Long Read, Trade Imbalances Leave a comment

Is China a climate goodie or baddie – or both?

October 27, 2025October 3, 2025 by Will de Freitas

It isn’t the United States or the European Union drawing the crowd – it’s the world’s largest emitter

Categories Commentary Tags Climate Policy, European Union, News, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

EU reels under China’s ‘shock and awe’ trade tactics

July 17, 2025July 16, 2025 by China Factor Staff

‘Coercion,’ ‘blackmail’ and ‘mindset’ issues hang over major Beijing summit amid export explosion

Categories Talking Point Tags Chinese State Subsidies, Dumping Dispute, European Union, News, Tariff Tension Leave a comment

Trade row rumbles on as ‘new China shock’ hits the EU

June 19, 2025June 18, 2025 by China Factor Staff

Idealogical chasm is part of the problem amid Beijing’s state-funded policies in high-tech industries

Categories Talking Point Tags China, European Union, Export Flood, News, Tariff Wars Leave a comment

Saving the planet and China’s grip on green tech

June 11, 2025June 10, 2025 by China Factor Staff

Is Beijing’s ‘overcapacity’ problem the solution to the climate challenge facing the world?

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Climate Change, European Union, Green Tech, News, United States Leave a comment
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