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04.05.23
As Macron Arrives in Beijing, What’s Next for Europe and China?
One year after the EU-China Summit of April 2022—famously described as a “dialogue of the deaf” by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell—relations between Europe and China remain tense and further complicated by China’s ongoing stance towards Russia...
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10.18.19
The Future of Huawei in Europe
On October 9, the European Commission and the European Agency for Cybersecurity released their long-awaited risk assessment of the region’s 5G network. Written with input from all 28 European Union members, the report warned about a 5G supplier from...
09.10.18
Barred Tsinghua Student Studying Under Registered Foreign NGO’s Scholarship Program
As reported by Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP), David Missal, a German citizen and journalism student at Tsinghua University in Beijing, was forced to leave China last month after authorities refused to renew his visa. Missal was studying at Tsinghua...
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08.02.18Germany Toughens Stance and Blocks China Deal
Sydney Morning Herald
Merkel's cabinet on Wednesday voted to block the potential purchase of German machine tool manufacturer Leifeld Metal Spinning by a Chinese investor. The government took the precautionary measure even though the Yantai Taihai Group indicated at...
07.09.18
Video Policy Brief: German NGOs and the Foreign NGO Law
from Asia Dialogue
Asia Dialogue recently posted a series of “video policy briefs” looking at implementation of the Foreign NGO Law in China. Each video looks at a different country or aspect of the Law’s implementation. The following is focused on German groups’...
Viewpoint
05.23.18
Germany Needs China to Save the Global Order from Trump
from Mercator Institute for China Studies
The U.S. president’s attacks on multilateralism may push Chancellor Merkel into an unlikely alliance with Beijing. Germany and the EU have to test ways to work with China in the absence of transatlantic coordination. The goal must be to organize an...
01.03.18
Why Has the Chinese Foreign NGO Law Become a Non-Issue in Europe?
Worries about the future of civil society organizations in China are limited to only a handful of European countries. Others put their faith in established informal ties or have subscribed to Chinese understandings of “people-to-people exchanges,”...
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12.11.17Germany Says China Seeking to Ensnare Officials on LinkedIn
Financial Times
Chinese intelligence agencies are using social networks such as LinkedIn to establish contact with German politicians and officials, according to a study by Germany’s internal security service.
Media
09.23.17
The German Edition of the Falun Gong-Affiliated ‘Epoch Times’ Aligns with the Far Right
On the eve of the German election Sunday, it’s no surprise that Russian state-funded media outlets are attacking German Chancellor Angela Merkel, sensationalizing migrant violence, and providing conciliatory coverage of far-right groups. Russia,...
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08.23.17Germany Is Trying to Stop China from Gobbling up Its Companies — but There May Be a Downside
CNBC
Think of Germany and it isn’t long before visions of bustling business districts and thriving manufacturing plants spring to mind. It isn’t surprising: it’s these industries that have elevated the country to rank among the world’s leading economies...
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06.08.17West Underestimates China’s New Silk Road, German Envoy Says
Channel NewsAsia
Western countries are underestimating China’s new Silk Road project, which is an important scheme, despite concerns it is too China-centric and so far lacking in opportunities for foreign firms, Germany’s ambassador to China said on Thursday.
Conversation
06.01.17
Can China Supplant the U.S. in Europe?
From May 31 to June 2, Premier Li Keqiang will visit Germany and Belgium, to “further deepen and enrich China’s relations with the European Union (EU) at a time of increasing global uncertainty,” according to an article in China’s state newswire...
05.23.17
German Political Foundations Register in Beijing
On May 23, the Beijing Public Security Bureau’s Foreign NGO Management Office presented four German organizations with their representative office registration certificates: Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Rosa Luxembourg...
05.02.17
German Political Foundations May Be Able to Register as NGOs in China
According to German media reports, China’s Ministry of Public Security has determined that five of Germany’s political foundations—Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Hanns Seidel Foundation, and Rosa...
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11.22.16German Automaker Chief Removed After ‘Racist Rant’ in China
BBC
German carmaker Daimler has apologized and removed a senior executive from his job after he made racist remarks in a row over parking
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11.16.16China and Germany: the Honeymoon is Over
Diplomat
A visit to China by Germany’s economics minister highlighted the beginning to a blunter approach to bilateral relations.
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11.03.16EU Commissioner Oettinger Apologizes for China Speech
BBC
In a speech to German business leaders he described Chinese officials as having "hair combed... with black shoe polish" and "slitty-eyed"
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11.01.16Germany Inc. Is Not for Sale to China, Berlin Says
Foreign Policy
And Beijing has made clear that it has “great concern” over this turn of events
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10.23.15Xi’s Visit to Britain Highlights Broader Shift in Concerns About China
New York Times
The visit to Britain by Xi Jinping is underscoring how European nations are de-emphasizing human rights and security concerns.
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10.01.15America’s Biggest Competitor Really Isn’t China
Washington Post
If you ask Americans who their country's biggest competitor is, many people will tell you China.
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09.16.15China Trying to Undercut Germany on Submarine Offer to Egypt
Reuters
Beijing looks to expand weapons exports beyond its traditional customer base in Asia.
Reports
06.01.15
Chinese FDI in Europe and Germany
Mercator Institute for China Studies
The authors have—on the basis of a unique transaction dataset—analyzed the newest trends of Chinese direct investment in Germany and the E.U. The study is able to clearly establish that the new wave of Chinese investment offers exceptional...
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03.17.15Defying U.S., European Allies Say They’ll Join China-Led Bank
Reuters
Germany, France and Italy have agreed to join a new China-led Asian investment bank.
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03.11.14Xi Jinping’s Germany Trip: Berlin Nixes Holocaust Memorial Request
Spiegel Online
Amid tensions over Japan’s historical war crimes, Chinese President Xi Jinping had wanted Chancellor Angela Merkel to show him World War II memorials during his upcoming visit to Berlin. Germany, however, wants no part of Beijing’s propaganda...
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03.05.14China, Eyeing Japan, Seeks WWII Focus For Xi’s Germany Visit
Reuters
China wants to make World War Two a key part of a trip by President Xi Jinping to Germany next month, much to Berlin’s discomfort as Beijing tries to use German atonement for its wartime past to embarrass Japan.
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03.01.13Cyber Menace: Digital Spying Burdens German-Chinese Relations
Spiegel Online
European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company’s (EADS) firewalls have been exposed to attacks by hackers for years, but now company officials say there was “a more conspicuous” attack a few months ago.
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11.11.12Building China's Enlightenment
Sydney Morning Herald
China's most ambutious, radical and consequential think tank behind the scenes at the 18th Party Congress.