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Europe’s squeezed between China and the United States

June 29, 2026June 5, 2026 by Kerry Brown
China | Europe | United States

Forget the ‘often-floated idea of a G2,’ there needs to be talk of a G3 that includes Europe

Categories Commentary Tags China, EU, News, The Conversations, The Long Read, Trade Tensions, UK, United States Leave a comment

Western ‘top guns’ are being ‘headhunted’ by China

June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 by Jeff Seldin

United States and its ‘Five Eyes’ allies warn of the risks posed by the PLA recruitment drive

Categories Defense Warning Tags Air Force, China, News, People's Liberation Army, UK, US, Western Pilots Leave a comment

China’s spending spree grips bargain basement Britain

September 25, 2023September 21, 2023 by China Factor Staff
Illustration of Britain with British flag embossed on country. Grey abstract sea surrounds Britain

State-owned investment funds and companies with links to the CCP have piled up significant investments

Categories Between The Lines Tags China, Communist Party of China, News, PLA Navy, Purged, Qin Gang, UK Leave a comment

Chips are down in confronting China’s tech challenge

August 28, 2023August 16, 2023 by Andrew B Kennedy

Washington and its partners need to limit decoupling while investing more in ‘resilience’

Categories Deep Dive Tags Australia, China, East Asia Forum, High-Tech Tensions, News, Techo-Nationalist Project, The Long Read, UK, United States Leave a comment

Is the West sleepwalking into a war with China?

August 8, 2022July 19, 2022 by Andrew MacLeod

Policy-makers need to tread carefully as a conflict between Beijing and Taipei would dwarf Russia’s war in Ukraine

Categories Opinion Tags China, ChinaFactor, Civil War, Communist Party of China, News, Taiwan, The Conversation, The Long Read, UK, United Nations Security Council, US Leave a comment

Rewards and risks as the UK deepens R&D ties with China

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 by The Conversation

Report reveals massive increase in research collaboration and Britain’s dependence on Chinese students

Categories Analysis Tags China, Education, Key Pillar, Research, Rewards, Risks, The Long Read, UK, Universities Leave a comment

China calls Xinjiang repression ‘lies’ amid sanctions blitz

March 24, 2021March 23, 2021 by Juweihu

Coordinated crackdown by major western democracies triggers Beijing backlash

Categories Human Rights Tags Abuse, Canada, China, European Union, Human Rights, News, Sanctions, Torture, UK, United States Leave a comment

China’s crackdown and the road to Hong Kong ‘appeasement’

January 29, 2021January 27, 2021 by Juweihu

UK Foreign Affairs Committee challenges HSBC over its moral and political judgement amid democracy clampdown

Categories Geopolitics Tags Beijing Crackdown, China, Hong Kong, HSBC, News, UK Leave a comment

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