Past Event
BRI 2.0: How has the pandemic influenced China’s landmark Belt and Road Initiative?
China's Belt and Road Initiative is undergoing a transformation after two years of pandemic. How is it changing and what are the consequences for Europe.
Past Event
China's Belt and Road Initiative is undergoing a transformation after two years of pandemic. How is it changing and what are the consequences for Europe.
Past Event
How does the EU's Global Gateway plan compare to China's Belt and Road initiative?
Opinion
All of this talk on strategic retrenchment and autonomy is the language of escalation, not of appeasement and collaboration.
External Publication
Concerns are real, but the country fares as well as peers at similar levels of development. Analysis published in fDi Intelligence.
Policy Contribution
Contrary to some narratives, China's business practices have improved, with a business environment that is generally more favourable than that in other large countries at similar levels of development.
Blog Post
Despite the pandemic, China’s interest in overseas M&A started to rebound in late 2020, with European industrial companies still of particular interest.
Policy Contribution
The European Union-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment binds Chinese liberalisation of its foreign investment regulations under an international treaty and includes improvements on subsidies, state-owned enterprises, technology transfer and transparency.
Podcast
Untangling the politics behind the EU – China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment
External Publication
If the three biggest economies agree a carbon tax on imports, it will catalyse climate action globally.
Past Event
Join us to mark the launch of the eponymous paper co-written with the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Podcast
The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) is supposed to improve market access for European companies operating in China and to ensure a level playing field, as well as reciprocity. Does it fulfil such expectations?
Opinion
For the moment, it does not look like we have the basis for greater and deeper economic relations with China. However, dismissing China and the opportunities that it creates for global cooperation would also be a mistake.
