Beijing's Growing Boldness: China's Stance On Ukraine Sparks EU Alarm

Beijing Punishes Europe on Trade as It Seeks EU Support Against US Pressure

News Analysis China is courting the European Union while punishing it at the same time—and the contradiction is starting to bite. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Brussels on July 2 to prepare a summit marking 50 years of EU–China ties. Two days later, Beijing imposed tariffs of up to 34.9 percent on European brandy. On July 6, it went further, barring most EU suppliers from bidding on large Chinese medical-device contracts. Both move…

Beijing's Growing Boldness: China's Stance On Ukraine Sparks EU Alarm

Wang Yi’s Europe tour sets tone for EU-China summit: Trade, Ukraine tensions in focus

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Europe to set the tone for the upcoming EU-China Summit, but the differences are such between the two sides that the summit could become meaningless and get condensed to a one-day affair.

Sharp China: Wang Yi’s Message on Ukraine; Continued EU Tensions; Deflation and ‘Disorderly’ Competition; Extended Thoughts on Two Months of Xi Rumors

This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall. Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with a look at tensions between the PRC and the EU ahead of the EU-China summit later this month. Topics include: Reports concerning Wang Yi's comments to EU counterparts conveying Beijing's perspective on the Ukraine war, the PRC Foreign Ministry implores the EU to "rebalance its mindset" rather than rebalancing trade, and the rare earths lever…

Wang Yi’s tour of Europe sets tone for EU-China summit later this month

CHINESE Foreign Minister Wang Yi finished up a big week of diplomacy in Europe on Sunday (Jul 6), but his marathon trip is only a starting point ahead of this month’s landmark EU-China economic and political summit as they mark 50 years of bilateral ties.