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EU-China relations

Mad-Daqqa t’Għajn 06-12-2023

Even before the EU's 2019 'EU-China strategic outlook' defined China as a partner, competitor and systemic rival, China's behaviour had become more assertive, not only in terms of domestic security and economic policies, but also in its posture at international level. The Parliament is set to debate and vote on an own-initiative report on EU-China relations. The plenary debate follows the EU-China Summit planned for 7-8 December in Beijing.

Relations ahead of the 24th EU-China summit

Mad-Daqqa t’Għajn 06-12-2023

On 7 and 8 December 2023, the Presidents of the European Council, Charles Michel, and European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will participate in the 24th EU-China Summit in Beijing. This summit follows several visits to China by members of the Commission, and the adoption of important conclusions by the European Council on 30 June 2023. Probable topics on the summit agenda include bilateral relations, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, climate change ...

In 2022, the European Union–Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) dialogue partnership celebrated its 45th anniversary. The same year saw the 55th anniversary of the founding of ASEAN. The ASEAN region currently collectively amounts to the world's fifth largest economy, a dynamic economic area home to more than 680 million consumers. To secure better access to opportunities in the region's market, the European Union (EU) started negotiations with ASEAN for a region-to-region free trade agreement ...

North Korea-Russia relations: Recent trends

Mad-Daqqa t’Għajn 29-09-2023

On 13 September 2023, Kim Jong-un, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea), met with President Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome (spaceport) in the Amur region in Russia's far east. Although very little is known about what they discussed, many observers assume that one of the topics involved hammering out the details of a deal whereby North Korea would help Russia replenish its stocks of artillery shells and send a considerable number of workers to staff Russian ...

Question Time: EU-China trade relations

Mad-Daqqa t’Għajn 29-09-2023

As political relations between the EU and China have encountered increasing challenges, including in the context of China's ambiguous position on Russia's war on Ukraine, the trade deficit of the EU with China has risen substantially. The EU has reacted by taking measures to improve its own economic security and to ensure a level playing-field; the most recent measure, announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on 13 September, is the anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles ...

The European Parliament started monitoring future shocks during the coronavirus crisis, and has continued to do so during Russia's unprecedented war on Ukraine. The annual 'Future Shocks' series reviews global risks, with a focus on specific risks and the capabilities and resilience of the EU system in the face of multiple challenges. It seeks to provide up-to-date, objective and authoritative information on these risks, based on risk literature from a broad range of sources. 'Future Shocks' includes ...

Japan's economic security legislation

Mad-Daqqa t’Għajn 12-07-2023

At their summit in Hiroshima (Japan), G7 leaders agreed to coordinate their approach to economic resilience and economic security. In the EU, this was followed by the Economic Security Strategy presented in June 2023. Among the G7 countries, Japan was the first to announce, in the autumn of 2021, a legislative package meant to reinforce economic resilience and economic security, now in the final stage of implementation. Cooperation on economic security will feature on the agenda of the 29th EU–Japan ...

The Indian Ocean hosts some of the fastest growing economies in the world and connects these economies with both the Atlantic Ocean and the Asia-Pacific region, making the Indo-Pacific a region of tremendous geostrategic importance. For over a decade, China has been increasing its maritime presence and its ambitions in the region and beyond. With the development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013 and renewed tensions between China and Taiwan, China's territorial claims and its artificial ...

Hours before the Beijing Winter Olympics officially opened on 4 February 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a long meeting with Russian President Putin. In the joint statement issued after the meeting – which referred to the bilateral relationship as a 'no-limits friendship' – the Chinese leader for the first time voiced his country's outright opposition to NATO enlargement and support for Russia's 'proposals to create long-term legally binding security guarantees' in Europe. It remains, however ...

Changing defence posture in Japan

Mad-Daqqa t’Għajn 26-01-2023

In December 2022, Japan announced important changes to its defence policy, including a strong rise in its defence expenditure in the period up to 2027. Although Japan had already introduced some changes to its foreign policy-making process under late Prime Minister Abe, the new security and defence strategies, together with the planned strong rise in defence spending – if implemented – would constitute the most drastic changes to Japan's post-war order since at least 1960 (US-Japan Security Treaty ...