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An undated photograph of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, Xu Yan. Photo: Handout

EU officials assail denial of access to trial of Chinese human rights advocates

Lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan, detained while en route to a 2023 meeting with EU envoys in Beijing, face charges in Suzhou.

Lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan, detained while en route to a 2023 meeting with EU envoys in Beijing, face charges in Suzhou

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China’s ‘problematic laws’ remain in Xinjiang years after damning report: UN

28 Aug 2024 - 12:19AMvideocam

European farmers caught in crossfire of EU-China trade war

26 Aug 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

China revs up plan to up import tariffs on ‘less painful’ large petrol cars

China is considering raising import tariffs on large-engine petrol-powered vehicles, viewed as part of the ongoing dispute with the European Union.

23 Aug 2024 - 5:03PMvideocam

China’s vehicle imports fell by 10 per cent last year from a year earlier to 800,000. Photo: AFP

Opinion | How climate-focused EU-China trade relations can create a green future

A green industry agreement between the EU and China can protect both sides’ trade interests and set an example for WTO reforms.

23 Aug 2024 - 5:58PMvideocam

China trade war ‘maybe unavoidable’, EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell warns

The bloc’s foreign policy chief insists it is not something Brussels wants, but it’s ‘in the logic of things’.

21 Aug 2024 - 8:42PMvideocam

Exiting EU diplomat says right-wing politics at home unlikely to affect Hong Kong

Thomas Gnocchi says he does not think political shift after European Parliament elections will lead to ‘major changes’ in policy towards Hong Kong.

21 Aug 2024 - 8:37PM

An EU diplomat in Hong Kong has said the bloc and the city have managed to cooperate in various areas, despite political differences. Photo: Handout

China opens tit-for-tat probe into imported EU dairy products

Imports of fresh and processed cheese, as well as uncondensed milk and cream without added sugar or other sweeteners, will be investigated.

21 Aug 2024 - 7:36PMvideocam

Tesla reaps benefits as EU cuts planned tariffs on Chinese-made EVs

Elon Musk’s firm will face the lowest rate of 9 per cent, but more Chinese companies will have to pay much higher rates.

21 Aug 2024 - 12:28AMvideocam

Is Italy’s Giorgia Meloni willing and able to help China improve ties with the EU?

A year after pulling out of the belt and road, the Italian leader came away from Beijing with a three-year action plan for greater cooperation.

19 Aug 2024 - 6:25PMvideocam

When Italian PM Giorgia Meloni visited China last month, the two nations agreed to expand the scale of two-way investment. Photo: Xinhua

EU, US should ‘catch up’ in electric vehicles to justify tariffs: Chinese envoy

With green energy high on agenda for China-Africa summit, Beijing’s ambassador to South Africa takes aim at ‘unreasonable’ EV duties.

17 Aug 2024 - 8:00PM

Chinese ambassador to South Africa Wu Peng, pictured here in Kenya in 2019, says made-in-China products help reduce carbon dioxide emissions for developed countries by about 570 million tonnes per year. Photo: AFP

Finnish PM happy China cooperating in Baltic pipe probe, but ‘case is not closed’

Petteri Orpo was reacting to Beijing’s claim that a Chinese ship had accidentally cut a gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia.

15 Aug 2024 - 12:17AM

EU subsidy raids on Chinese company Nuctech were legal: court

Landmark decision rejects firm’s assertion that complying with bloc’s regulation put it on collision course with mainland criminal laws.

14 Aug 2024 - 2:41PMvideocam

Estonian minister dubious about China’s claim pipeline damage was accidental

‘I find it difficult to understand how a ship’s captain could fail to notice its anchor had been dragging along the seabed,’ Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur says of October incident.

14 Aug 2024 - 12:52AM

The Finnish Border Guard’s photo of a Hong Kong registered cargo ship Newnew Polar Bear, which was spotted moving close to the Balticconnector gas line on October 8, 2023. Photo: Lehtikuva via Reuters

Can China’s charm offensive revive ties with central and eastern Europe?

Beijing attempts to woo Balkan and Central European countries, but faces scepticism over Russia relations and stalled cooperation mechanism.

13 Aug 2024 - 1:19AMvideocam

Bulgaria’s foreign minister Svetlan Stoev (centre right) meets Jiang Yu (centre left), China’s special representative for cooperation with central and eastern European countries, in Sofia, Bulgaria on June 25. Photo: Bulgaria Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Beijing admits Chinese ship destroyed key Baltic gas pipeline ‘by accident’

Beijing passed on findings to Finland and Estonia which are conducting criminal probes into incident involving NewNew Polar Bear: sources.

13 Aug 2024 - 12:06AMvideocam

Opinion | What Marco Polo and Matteo Ricci can teach China and Italy today

Italy’s exit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative might seem to be a setback but it has opened the door to a more balanced relationship.

11 Aug 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Thousands protest lithium mining in Serbia. Officials call it a coup plot

A tentative deal with the EU would bring Serbia closer to the bloc and reduce Europe’s lithium battery and electric car imports from China.

11 Aug 2024 - 2:33AM

Demonstrators protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday. Photo: AP

China seeks WTO talks over EU’s EV tariffs, says trade rules ‘severely’ violated

China has urged the European Union to correct the ‘wrongdoing’ of its import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

9 Aug 2024 - 10:30PMvideocam

Opinion | Resuming Hong Kong-West extradition pacts would be in everyone’s interest

Current impasse between Hong Kong and Western nations – though limited – can benefit only criminals in the long term.

6 Aug 2024 - 7:46AMvideocam

TikTok to remove Lite app rewards programme targeted in landmark EU case

European market regulators had raised concerns about the potentially addictive nature of the feature for children.

5 Aug 2024 - 6:43PMvideocam

TikTok has agreed to disable a feature that some European regulators see as potentially addictive to children. Photo: Reuters

Why EU’s next foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas could be tougher on China

As Estonia’s prime minister she was cautious on China, but some say she is likely to stand up to Beijing when it comes to Russia ties.

5 Aug 2024 - 4:23PMvideocam

Former Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas is not seen as a China hawk, but some expect her to take a tough stance on Beijing as the EU’s foreign affairs chief. Photo: Reuters

My Take | State visit likely benefits Italy’s Giorgia Meloni more than it does China

Unlike Hungary’s Orban, the prime minister plays a much more delicate balancing act between Beijing and Brussels, according to Italian analyst.

2 Aug 2024 - 9:10PM

China rejects ‘groundless’ claim as Germany summons ambassador over cyberattack

Beijing says it is being smeared after it was accused of targeting a cartography agency for espionage purposes.

1 Aug 2024 - 6:43PM

BYD to supply 100,000 EVs to Uber, fuelling its overseas expansion drive

This is the Shenzhen-based carmaker’s largest supply deal since 2022 and comes in the wake of punitive tariffs imposed by the US and EU to deter Chinese EV exports.

1 Aug 2024 - 2:30PMvideocam

BYD has signed a deal with Uber to supply the ride-hailing platform 100,000 cars. Photo: Reuters

Chinese warship joins Russian navy for Gulf of Finland exercises

The Jiaozhou, a guided missile destroyer, had earlier taken part in a parade in St Petersburg to mark Russia’s navy day.

31 Jul 2024 - 9:00AMvideocam

The warship took part in Russian naval day celebrations before the joint exercise in the Baltic. Photo: Weibo

EU disputes China claim that it backs Beijing’s proposal to end Ukraine war

Bloc instead says top diplomat Josep Borrell asked China to ‘use its influence on Russia to contribute to ending’ the armed conflict.

30 Jul 2024 - 3:21PMvideocam

China urges Italy to play ‘constructive’ role in ties between Beijing and Europe

President Xi Jinping makes appeal during Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s visit to Beijing.

29 Jul 2024 - 11:35PMvideocam

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28 August, 2024