Features
12.17.24
Trains: A Chinese Family History of Railway Journeys, Exile, and Survival
6.For educated Chinese people, the late 1910s and early 1920s was a period of intense ideological exploration and political agitation. Both inside and outside China, all sorts of groups were vying to influence the minds of China’s future élite. The...
Conversation
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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03.24.19
Xi’s Visit to ‘Rival’ Europe
from Carnegie China
President Xi Jinping travels to Italy and France this month for his first overseas trip of 2019. His visit comes soon after the European Commission labeled China a “systemic rival” and “economic competitor.” Xi’s objective for both trips is to shore...
07.11.18
Video Policy Brief: French and Dutch 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 how groups from...
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01.09.18Emmanuel Macron Targets Deals during China State Visit
Financial Times
French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to China’s imperial past during a state visit this week as he sought deals for French industry and co-operation on global issues such as climate change and terrorism.
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01.08.18France’s Macron Visits China to Talk Fairer Trade and the Future
Washington Post
As French President Emmanuel Macron began his three-day visit to China on Monday, he arrived with a bold message. “Europe is back,” he said.
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01.04.18Http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/Macron-Heading-China-Strengthen-Economic-Ties-52133070
ABC
French President Emmanuel Macron will head to China next week to strengthen commercial ties with the world's second-largest economy.
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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10.24.17China Lifts Ban on Stinky Cheese
New York Post
Authorities imposed the embargo in September because the stinky cheeses were made with strains of bacteria banned in China.
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06.14.17Have a Nice Day, Chinese Gangster Animation, Blocked in France
BBC
The makers of a cutting-edge Chinese film that was pulled from the world's premier animation festival following government pressure from Beijing say they still hope the movie will get a run in cinemas at home later this year.
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...
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03.28.17China Calls for Explanation After Paris Police Shoot Dead Chinese Man
Reuters
French police said on Tuesday they opened an inquiry after a Chinese man was shot dead by police at his Paris home, triggering rioting in the French capital by members of the Chinese community and a sharp reaction from Beijing.
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02.24.17China Overtakes U.S. and France as Germany’s Biggest Trading Partner
CNBC
China for the first time became Germany’s most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States, which fell back to third place behind France, data showed on Friday.
Conversation
12.09.15
Is China a Leader or Laggard on Climate Change?
As ongoing climate talks wind down at COP21 this week, participants in and observers of the summit in Paris wrote in to share their assessment of the message coming from the official delegation from China, currently the world’s largest emitter of...
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11.24.15How China Conquered France’s Wine Country
New Republic
French connoisseurs sold the Chinese pomp and prestige, until they started manufacturing it themselves.
Conversation
11.19.15
Is China a Credible Partner in Fighting Terror?
In the wake of the terror attacks in Paris China’s foreign minister Wang Yi said, “China is also a victim of terrorism. The fight against the ‘East Turkestan Islamic Movement’… should become an important part of the international fight against...
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11.16.15China Is Using the Paris Attacks to Tout Its Anti-Terror Efforts at Home
Quartz
Condolence and support from heads of state across the globe poured in to France after Friday’s terror attacks in Paris.
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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.
Environment
09.25.15
Weak Case for UK’s China-Funded Nuclear Plant, Critics Say
from chinadialogue
The U.K. and China moved closer this week to finalizing the finance of a highly controversial plan to build the first new nuclear power plant in the U.K. for a generation. The plant, Hinkley Point C in Somerset, western England, is seeking Chinese...
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09.16.15Is Romance Dead? France Seeks New Image in China
Reuters
France's finance minister wants to persuade Chinese officials to set aside their romantic image.
Culture
09.11.15
French Director’s Chinese Movie Balances Freedom With Compromise
In 2012, French movie director Jean-Jacques Annaud got a warm welcome in China after more than a dozen years as persona non grata there for having offended official Chinese Communist Party history with his 1997 film Seven Years in Tibet—the story of...
Environment
07.01.15
China Deepens Planned Cuts to Carbon Intensity
from chinadialogue
China has mapped out how it will try and peak greenhouse emissions by 2030 or before, details that could have a major bearing on U.N. climate talks aimed at delivering a deal in Paris later this year.The world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases “...
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05.25.15Taiwan’s Hou Hsiao-hsien Wins Cannes Best Director Award for 'The Assassin'
Agence France-Presse
The Guangdong-born director’s film is a study in contemplative art despite its action-packed premise.
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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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02.24.15China Looks West to Bring ‘Wolf Totem’ to Screen
New York Times
French director Jean-Jacques Annaud was reportedly long-banned from China for “his 1997 film "Seven Years in Tibet."
Media
01.13.15
‘Where’s Our Unity March?’ China Wants to Know
The January 7 terrorist attack on satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead has mostly inspired unity in the West, but the massive march held in its aftermath is spurring controversy, and even some disdain, in China. While the...
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04.23.14Russia, China Block Central African Republic Blacklistings at U.N.
Reuters
The United States and France proposed U.N. sanctions of former Central African Republic President Francois Bozize for "engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security."
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08.05.13Move Over Bordeaux: French Premium Winemakers Eye China Vintage
Reuters
In a country where cheap plonk and overpriced mediocre wines still define the domestic industry, the French are partnering with Chinese investors to produce super-premium wines for increasingly discerning drinkers at the market’s top end.
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12.01.12French Firms Must Fight China for Stake in Africa -- Moscovici
Reuters
Finance Minister says France must go on the offensive and fight the growing influence of China for a stake in Africa's markets.
Out of School
07.15.12
France’s Baccalauréat Sparks Debate on Chinese Education
What does one gain by working?Are all beliefs contrary to reason?Comment on an excerpt of Spinoza’s Theologico-Political Treatise Do we have a duty to seek the truth?Would we be freer without the state?Explicate an excerpt of Émile by Jean-...