Chinese investment in Europe hits decade low, with Agatha Kratz and Gregor Sebastian
In 2022, Chinese global outbound foreign direct investment (or FDI) has fallen to an 8-year low. Accordingly, figures for Chinese investment in Europe are also down, hitting the lowest mark since 2013...
12 Mai 202326min
Transatlantic tech cooperation vis-à-vis China, with Rebecca Arcesati and Hosuk Lee-Makiyama
How to handle relations with China is an important aspect of the trade and tech coordination between the EU and the US. Ahead of the coming Trade and Technology Council (TTC) meeting in late May, we a...
5 Mai 202343min
Fragmentation of the internet, with Kai von Carnap
The internet is the great connector that brings together people from around the world. For now, it is governed by a fairly standardized set of rules and principles of technology. However, this may be ...
31 Mar 202326min
How to understand what the CCP is saying, with Katja Drinhausen and Malin Oud
The Chinese Communist Party has long shaped China’s domestic debates and its value system. At the same time, Beijing increasingly acts as an important norm-entrepreneur in international forums and pre...
17 Mar 202326min
Ukraine one year on, with Helena Legarda and Jakub Jakóbowski
On February 24, 2022 – one year ago – Russia started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine – escalating a territorial conflict that has been simmering since the occupation of Crimea and the Donbas region i...
24 Feb 202343min
Reframing EU-China relations, with Katja Drinhausen and Alicja Bachulska
Following a breakdown in direct diplomatic exchanges during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, China and Europe have stepped up their diplomatic activity again leading to various high-level meeti...
17 Feb 202328min
China setzt 2023 auf wirtschaftliche Erholung, mit Max J. Zenglein
2022 war ein turbulentes Jahr für Chinas Wirtschaft, die strikte Null-Covid-Politik der chinesischen Regierung und sich ständig ändernde Vorgaben und Regeln sorgten für Unsicherheit. Mit dem Ende der ...
3 Feb 20238min
Assessing the MERICS China Forecast 2023, with Roderick Kefferpütz
2023 will be a critical year for China. The party leadership around Xi Jinping is faced with an unprecedented health crisis and a troubled economy, while it must balance its relationships with the US ...
27 Jan 202319min
