34 h. ago China’s charm offensive: Beijing bypasses Brussels in bid to soften EU trade push

Hua Chunying, China’s foreign vice-minister, beamed this week as she presented a leading Czech lawmaker with a decorative porcelain plate – a gift that signalled a possible thaw in ties between Prague and Beijing. The image sent tongues wagging in Europe: a symbol that a new Chinese charm offensive towards a Europe jilted by its erstwhile ally across the Atlantic had reached even its most hawkish capitals. China has spent the opening weeks of the year courting European governments, offering...

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39 h. ago Europe after Trump: what EU citizens think about the US, China and a post

Europe after Trump: what EU citizens think about the US, China and a post-Western world  Decode39

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40 h. ago On the road to nowhere? European carmakers face EV push from China

On the road to nowhere? European carmakers face EV push from China  European Newsroom

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54 h. ago China Southern launches Beijing Daxing–Helsinki route as European carriers retreat

China Southern launches Beijing Daxing–Helsinki route as European carriers retreat  Aviation24.be

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57 h. ago Europe's aviation safety regulator conducted test flights of China's COMAC jets as part of certification process

Europe's aviation safety regulator conducted test flights of China's COMAC jets as part of certification process  Reuters

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60 h. ago The dragon in the grid: Limiting China’s influence in Europe’s energy system

The dragon in the grid: Limiting China’s influence in Europe’s energy system  European Union Institute for Security Studies |

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61 h. ago An internally split Europe can never fully engage China and Asia

When contemporary Europe engages with the world, it increasingly presents as two distinct Europes operating within the same institutional framework. This duality – a Europe of strategic dependence vs a Europe of normative assertion – creates a contradiction. For partners, particularly in China and across Asia, this is not merely an abstract identity crisis but a practical geopolitical puzzle that complicates engagement and challenges assumptions about Europe’s global role. One Europe, embedded...

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61 h. ago Opinion | An internally split Europe can never fully engage China and Asia

Opinion | An internally split Europe can never fully engage China and Asia  South China Morning Post

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62 h. ago Omdia: Mainland China’s Smartphone Market Declined 1% in 2025 as Huawei Reclaimed the Top Spot After Five Years

Omdia: Mainland China’s Smartphone Market Declined 1% in 2025 as Huawei Reclaimed the Top Spot After Five Years  Yahoo Finance

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65 h. ago How Trump is making China great again—and what it means for Europe

How Trump is making China great again—and what it means for Europe  European Council on Foreign Relations

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2 d. ago China’s C919 airliner put through paces by test pilots from European aviation regulator

European aviation evaluators have begun test flights of China’s home-grown C919 airliner in Shanghai, the Post has learned, as the manufacturer of the narrowbody jet presses ahead with its bid to secure Western safety certification – a crucial step in the journey to global adoption and being able to compete with industry leaders Boeing and Airbus. Two test pilots from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have conducted verification flights, according to a source with knowledge of the...

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2 d. ago Exclusive | European test pilots put China’s C919 airliner through paces in Shanghai

Exclusive | European test pilots put China’s C919 airliner through paces in Shanghai  South China Morning Post

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3 d. ago Huawei reclaims top spot over Apple in China smartphone market after chip breakthrough

Huawei Technologies edged out Apple to reclaim the No 1 spot in mainland China’s smartphone market in 2025, a new report showed, as the domestic handset maker overcame crippling US sanctions. For the full year, Huawei captured 16.4 per cent of China’s smartphone market with 46.7 million units shipped, narrowly beating Apple, which shipped 46.2 million iPhones for a 16.2 per cent share, research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) said on Wednesday. Huawei’s smartphone shipments fell 1.9...

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4 d. ago Europe Signals a Truce in Its Electric Vehicle Trade War With China

Europe Signals a Truce in Its Electric Vehicle Trade War With China  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

Events

4 d. ago Tariff dispute: EU makes offer to electric car exporters in China

Tariff dispute: EU makes offer to electric car exporters in China  European Newsroom

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4 d. ago Gazprom supplies more gas to China than Europe for the first time

Gazprom supplies more gas to China than Europe for the first time  Euractiv

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4 d. ago Can Europe rebuild its strength to trade with China without fear?

China and the European Union began 2026 with another trade clash. As the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered its definitive phase, Brussels tightened compliance and Beijing warned of countermeasures. However, this week, the two sides signalled progress on defusing the electric vehicle dispute; the EU issued guidance to Chinese EV exporters on submitting minimum price plans. The juxtaposition underlines the point: even when one high-profile area shifts from escalation to technical...

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4 d. ago Cold Weather in China and Europe Tightens the LNG Spot Market

Cold Weather in China and Europe Tightens the LNG Spot Market  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

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4 d. ago Local brands weaken European luxury groups’ grip in US and China

Local brands weaken European luxury groups’ grip in US and China  Financial Times

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5 d. ago Gazprom Supplies More Gas to China Than Europe for First Time

Gazprom Supplies More Gas to China Than Europe for First Time  Caspian Post

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