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New EU Export Control Regulation: How This Affects China

June 9, 2021

On the 10th of May, the European Union upgraded its legislation on export controls applicable to dual-use goods and technologies. These are goods, technologies and software…

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A Glance Into The Sino-EU Solar Panel Dispute

May 19, 2021

Introduction In our previous article, we uncovered some details about the solar panel dispute. As promised, we would now like to give our readers a…

The EU Tackling Distortive Foreign Subsidies

May 12, 2021

Four months after the European Union and China concluded negotiations on the Comprehensive Sino-European Agreement on Investments (CAI), progresses on this major and far-reaching accord…

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Big Tech and the Chinese Central Government

April 15, 2021

On April 10th, the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation imposed a €2.3 billion (¥18.2 billion) fine on Alibaba Group Holding for having abused its…

Energy and Resources in China’s 14th Five-Year Plan

April 2, 2021

A few weeks ago, Beijing hosted the quinquennial ‘Two Sessions’ (两会), which lasted a total of ten days. During this political congress of two weeks, the…

China’s Digital Currency: the E-Yuan

March 18, 2021

The People’s Republic of China is often mentioned as an upcoming innovation powerhouse, with fast developments in sectors such as high-speed railways and e-commerce. One…

China’s Influence in the Western Balkans

March 5, 2021

The Western Balkans is one of the few regions on the European subcontinent that has not yet joined the European Union. The region, which consists…

The Growth of the Chinese Economy in 2020

February 12, 2021

In the Year of the Rat, the Chinese economy has expanded by 2.3%. According to official data from the Chinese government, industrial production was the…

The unprecedented EU-China investment agreement (CAI)

January 14, 2021

On the 30th of December, the day before New Year’s Eve, the EU and China concluded “in principal” on the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment…