Chinese FDI in Europe in 2021, with Gregor Sebastian
The time of vast investments of Chinese capital into Europe seem to be over. While China’s FDI in Europe in 2021 increased in comparison to the year before, it remained on a multi-year downward trajec...
29 Apr 202228min
The EU-China Summit 2022, with Grzegorz Stec
On Friday, April 1, the leaders of the European Union and the People’s Republic of China met virtually for the 23rd EU-China Summit. While areas of shared interest like climate change and health playe...
8 Apr 202234min
Open-source data in China research, with Emile Dirks
In the last couple of years, it has become increasingly difficult for foreign researchers to access China, and even more difficult to conduct critical field research. One of the few channels for empir...
1 Apr 202219min
Main take aways of the National People’s Congress 2022, with Nis Grünberg
The “two sessions”, the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), wrapped up in Beijing on March 11. In this episod...
23 Mar 202223min
How Beijing could make progress with its common prosperity agenda, with Bert Hofmann and Mikko Huotari
At the National People's Congress that is about to wrap up in Beijing, Premier Li Keqiang reiterated the ambitious "Common Prosperity" policy. Joint efforts in line with the opening-up policy would be...
11 Mar 202223min
Der Nationale Volkskongress 2022, mit Johnny Erling
Jedes Jahr Anfang März kommen die fast 3.000 Abgeordneten des Nationalen Volkskongresses (NVK) in Beijing für ihre Vollversammlung zusammen. Der NVK ist das oberste Gesetzgebungsorgan Chinas, wird abe...
3 Mar 202230min
China's position on the war in Ukraine, with Jakub Jakóbowski and Helena Legarda
Ukraine has once again risen to the headlines due to an intensification of its conflict with Russia that has been smoldering since 2014, culminating in a full-scale invasion by Russia early on Februar...
25 Feb 202244min
The French EU Council Presidency, with François Godement
This episode looks at the potential impact of the French EU Council Presidency on the bloc's China policy. We also delve into French China policy and wage a look ahead on what the outcome of the upcom...
9 Feb 202244min
