![]() ![]() ![]() Observers have described as a low point in relations. AnĬontend that China’s continued pressuring of LithuaniaĮxchange of sanctions in March 2021 stemming from EUĬould increase support for the proposed anti-coercionĬoncerns about human rights in China reflected what some Many analysts assess that the pandemic and other recentĬase at the World Trade Organization, and some expertsĭevelopments have further strained EU-China relations. Response, in January 2022, the EU initiated a trade dispute Inĭiplomacy” and “vaccine diplomacy” could build goodwill, Lithuania announced it would open an office in Taiwan. Notwithstanding initial suggestions that China’sĪnd European firms that source from Lithuania afterĬoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) “facemask In 2021, China imposed a de facto trade embargo on Lithuania States could complicate its finalization or deployment. Standard setter, and its promotion of a governance model atĪmong other tools, but divergent views among member The EU is currently considering a proposed anti-įrustration with China’s trade and investment practices, itsĬoercion instrument that could allow the EU to respond as aĪspirations to become a global technology leader andīloc against economic coercion of a single member state, Uncharacteristically sharp tone as indicative of mounting Policymakers have expressed concerns about China’s use ofĪlternative models of governance.” Many saw the paper’sĮconomic coercion to advance certain geopolitical Technological leadership, and a systemic rival promoting Partner with whom the EU needs to find a balance of interests, an economic competitor in the pursuit of Response to PRC Economic Coercion Some European Whom the EU has closely aligned objectives, a negotiatingīuildout of their 5G network infrastructure. In some cases exclude Huawei’s participation in the Governments have adopted various measures that limit andĬhina as “simultaneously. Several EuropeanĮuropean Commission (the EU’s executive body) described concerns aboutĪnalysts contend could limit the ability of Chinese firms toĬhina’s global influence. Hardened and now mirror more closely U.S. Regulatory “toolbox” for 5G network rollouts that many In recent years, EU views on China appear to have Additionally, the European Commission in December 2020 published a Sectors where China controls key supply chain inputs, suchĪs clean energy and pharmaceuticals. Well as interest in policy options for greater U.S.-EU Technology issues, including enhancing cooperation in Many Members of Congress have expressedĬouncil (TTC) to address a wide range of trade andĬoncerns about China’s influence in Europe and the EU, as States and the EU launched a new Trade and TechnologyĮurope. In September 2021, the UnitedĬhina) and the implications of U.S.-China tensions for In May 2021, following China’s use of economic coercionĮU’s increasing attention to the Indo-Pacific unfolds in theĪgainst EU member states, firms, and institutes.Ĭontext of transatlantic discussions about the direction of relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC, or Supply Chain Measures. Player in shaping the international order.” The 27-member Partnerships in a region that is rapidly becoming “a keyĮuropean Parliament (EP) suspended ratification of the CAI The EU and China Indo-Pacific, published in September 2021, outlines anĬoncluded negotiations on a bilateral ComprehensiveĪgenda to expand economic, security, and politicalĪgreement on Investment (CAI) in December 2020, but the The European Union (EU) Strategy for Cooperation in the presidents were due to talk.Updated FebruThe European Union and China In March of last year, the Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait, just hours before the Chinese and U.S. Related Article: China’s Plan For Taiwan Invasion Is Not A Secret The Shandong participated in Chinese military drills around Taiwan last month, operating in the western Pacific. Taiwan’s military closely monitored the group using its own ships and aircraft and “responded appropriately,” the ministry said in a short statement.Ĭhina’s defense ministry did not answer calls seeking comment and the country’s armed forces made no mention of the sailing on their official social media channels. The ministry said the Shandong, commissioned in 2019, had sailed in a northerly direction around midday through the strait sticking to its median line, which serves as an unofficial barrier between the two sides. TAIPEI, May 27 (Reuters) – The Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday accompanied by two other ships, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, in the latest uptick in military tensions over the island Beijing claims as its own territory. ![]()
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