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The new Indo-pacific: America, China, India and the future geopolitics of Asia
A roundtable discussion on Asia's rapidly changing geopolitical scene, and in particular the idea of the “free and open Indo-Pacific”. Speakers: James Crabtree, Associate Professor of Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School; Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor for The Economist; and Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General at IISS. Chair: Mark Leonard, Director and Co-Founder of ECFR.
Europe’s China vetoes (Commentary)
Mathieu Duchâtel & Angela Stanzel - 08 August 2018
France, Germany, Italy, and the UK are strengthening their economic defences against China. Will more follow?
Big in Asia: Behind the rhetoric of EU relations with China and Japan (Commentary)
François Godement - 20 July 2018
The last ten days have been big for the EU and its partners in Asia, namely China and Japan. With EU-China and EU-Japan summits resulting in historic agreements, the EU is slowly strengthening its relationships with allies to the east.
Policy Brief
Fear and loathing on the New Silk Road: Chinese security in Afghanistan and beyond
by Angela Stanzel - 12th July, 2018
China’s priorities are shifting towards the containment of security threats in its region, and Europe should capitalise on this trend.
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Trump cannot bring Europe and China together (Commentary)
François Godement - 06 July 2018
Donald Trump’s attack on the international trading system is changing the EU's relationship with China
Is our China policy hostage to transatlantic relations?
A follow-up discussion to “China at the gates: A new power audit of EU – China relations” by François Godement & Abigaël Vasselier. Speaker is François Godement and chair Mark Leonard.
China Analysis
The Trump opportunity: Chinese perceptions of the US administration
by Camille Boullenois, Jiakun Jack Zhang, Melanie Hart, Blaine Johnson, Earl Wang - 20th June, 2018
Four views from our authors on Chinese and Taiwanese views of the roots of Trump's strategy and trade policy, and Chinese blind spots
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Trump-Kim summit: Gambler’s diplomacy (Commentary)
François Godement - 13 June 2018
The agreement is a dead end sold as the road to denuclearisation and peace – and, as such, it beggars belief.
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The China dream goes digital: Technology in the age of Xi
by Francois Godement, Angela Stanzel, Marcin Przychodniak, Katja Drinhausen, Adam Knight, Elsa B Kania - 25th October, 2018
Fear and loathing on the New Silk Road: Chinese security in Afghanistan and beyond
by Angela Stanzel - 12th July, 2018
China’s priorities are shifting towards the containment of security threats in its region, and Europe should capitalise on this trend.
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The Trump opportunity: Chinese perceptions of the US administration
by Camille Boullenois, Jiakun Jack Zhang, Melanie Hart, Blaine Johnson, Earl Wang - 20th June, 2018
Four views from our authors on Chinese and Taiwanese views of the roots of Trump's strategy and trade policy, and Chinese blind spots
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Blue China: Navigating the Maritime Silk Road to Europe
by Mathieu Duchâtel and Alexandre Sheldon Duplaix - 23rd April, 2018
China’s Maritime Silk Road project is affecting Europe in vital areas of interest like maritime trade, shipbuilding, and the global reach of the Chinese navy.
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Onshore balancing: The threat to Oman's neutrality (Commentary)
Camille Lons - 03 April 2019
Oman's decision to grant the US Navy access to strategically important ports reflects intensifying global rivalry between the US and China. Europe can work to keep Oman a neutral mediator.
The EU, China, and human rights in Xinjiang: Time for a new approach (Commentary)
David Marques - 02 April 2019
The EU and its member states have the chance to ramp up the defence of Uighurs at the 9 April EU-China summit in Brussels. They should seize it
Italy's Chinese dilemma (Commentary)
Teresa Coratella - 20 March 2019
Ahead of Xi Jinping's visit to Italy, China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has joined the long series of issues that divide Italy's ruling parties
Top ten ECFR reads from 2018 (Commentary)
- 20 December 2018
The US and China are the closest of enemies (Commentary)
Mark Leonard - 27 November 2018
After years of economic symbiosis in which the US purchased low-cost Chinese imports and China purchased US Treasuries, China has begun to pursue the prerogatives of a superpower, and the US has responded in kind. As a result, both countries are becoming more alike, particularly in their belief that there can be only one winner.
Europe’s migration lessons for Japan (Commentary)
Irina Angelescu - 15 November 2018
Japan's workforce is ageing fast and lawmakers are working to reform the country's immigration laws - what lessons can Europe teach Japan?
China’s embrace of AI: Enthusiasm and challenges (Commentary)
Elsa B Kania - 06 November 2018
If AI technologies prove revolutionary, China could emerge as a true global leader in innovation - an excerpt from our latest China Analysis
Credit: The god of China’s big data era (Commentary)
Adam Knight - 30 October 2018
China’s social credit system has deep roots in Chinese culture and history - an excerpt from our latest China Analysis
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Upcoming events
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What is Europe’s maritime security role in the South China Sea ?
Paris - 24 Jun 19
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à un Black Coffee Morning en présence de Mathieu Duchâtel, Delphine O, Ambassadrice et John Nilsson-Wright, sur le thème suivant : « What is Europe’s maritime security role in the South China Sea ? ».
Les relations Europe-Chine
Paris - 18 Dec 18
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à une conférence en partenariat avec le Groupe d'études géopolitiques (GEG), en présence de François Godement et Justin Vaïsse sur le thème suivant : « Les relations Europe-Chine ».
New rules for the game? The free trade multilateral order and the return of geopolitics
Berlin - 06 Dec 18
The panel will adress the impact of the US-China trade war for Europe and Japan.
La sécurité en Asie Orientale : une perspective Indo-Pacifique
Paris - 10 Oct 18
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à un Black Coffee Morning (BCM) avec Satoru Mori, Maya Kandel et modéré par Mathieu Duchâtel.
« L’implication de la Chine en Afghanistan : développement ou endiguement ? »
Paris - 19 Sep 18
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à un Black Coffee Morning (BCM) avec Jean-Luc Racine, Angela Stanzel et modéré par Mathieu Duchâtel.
The new Indo-pacific: America, China, India and the future geopolitics of Asia
London - 07 Sep 18
Discussion on Asia's rapidly changing geopolitical scene
Is Our China Policy Hostage to Transatlantic Relations?
London - 20 Jun 18
A follow-up to “China at the gates: A new power audit of EU – China relations” by François Godement & Abigaël Vasselier
Une Chine bleue : économie de la mer, puissance navale et relations avec l’Europe
Paris - 07 Jun 18
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à un Black Coffee Morning (BCM) avec Mathieu Duchâtel, senior policy fellow à l’ECFR et Alexandre Sheldon-Duplaix, du Service historique de la Défense et Sébastien Falletti et Sébastien Falletti, correspondant du Figaro et du Point en Asie.
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US tariffs on Chinese exports: Can the two reach a deal?
Anthony Dworkin steps in for Mark Leonard and speaks with Janka Oertel and Sebastian Mallaby about US-China trade talks, their relationship and Europe’s role. The podcast was recorded on 30 January 2019.
Bookshelf:
Troublemakers: Silicon Valley's Coming of Age by Leslie Berlin
The Code: Silicon Valley and the remaking of America by Margeret O’Mara
Die Neuerfindung der Diktatur by Kai Strittmatter
Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers by Elaine Mokhtefi
La sécurité en Asie Orientale : une perspective Indo-Pacifique
Podcast de notre BCM du 10 octobre : « La sécurité en Asie Orientale : une perspective Indo-Pacifique » avec Satoru Mori, professeur de politique internationale et de politique étrangère américaine à l’Université de Hosei au Japon, Maya Kandel, chargée de mission au CAPS, et modéré par Mathieu Duchâtel, directeur adjoint du programme Asie de l’ECFR.
L’implication de la Chine en Afghanistan : développement ou endiguement
Podcast de notre Black Coffee Morning du 19 septembre : « L’implication de la Chine en Afghanistan : développement ou endiguement ? » avec Jean-Luc Racine, vice-président d’Asia Centre, Angela Stanzel, chercheuse au programme Asie de l’ECFR, et modéré par Mathieu Duchâtel, directeur adjoint du programme Asie de l’ECFR.
The new Indo-pacific: America, China, India and the future geopolitics of Asia
A roundtable discussion on Asia's rapidly changing geopolitical scene, and in particular the idea of the “free and open Indo-Pacific”. Speakers: James Crabtree, Associate Professor of Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School; Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor for The Economist; and Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General at IISS. Chair: Mark Leonard, Director and Co-Founder of ECFR.
Is our China policy hostage to transatlantic relations?
A follow-up discussion to “China at the gates: A new power audit of EU – China relations” by François Godement & Abigaël Vasselier. Speaker is François Godement and chair Mark Leonard.
Trump-Kim summit: Has the West lost it?
Mark Leonard speaks with Professor Kishore Mahbubani about the talks between the US president and North Korea’s leader, its outcome and implications for the US’s future role in Asia.
Bookshelf:
Has the West lost it? A Provocation by Kishore Mahbuhbani www.penguin.co.uk/books/306226/has…he-west-lost-it/
Digital supremacy
Mark Leonard speaks with Ulrike Franke, Angela Stanzel and André Loesekrug-Pietri, about the international race to develop artificial intelligence. The podcast was recorded on 4 June 2018.
Bookshelf:
Mao - The unknown story by Jon Halliday
The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking the public and private sector by Marianna Mazzucato
The Red: First Light by Linda Nagata
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
Mindful Tech by David M. Levy
Liquid Surveillnace - A Conversation by Zymnunt Bauman
Kanzlerin Merkel in Gespraech in FAZ am Sonntag
The future of Europe-China relations.
Mark Leonard speaks to François Godement and Abigaël Vasselier from the ECFR Asia & China team to get their reactions to President Macron's recent visit to China. They discuss the relationship between Europe and China more broadly, using the findings from their recent publication "China at the gates: A power audit of EU-China relations".
Bookshelf:
François: Red Swan: How Unorthodox Policy-making Facilitated China's Rise, by Sebastien Heilman
Abigaël: The Lady and the Generals, by Peter Popham
Mark: China at the gates: A power audit of EU-China relations by François Godement and Abigaël Vasselier
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Asia Times
07th June, 2019
Work from ECFR's Asia & China programme was quoted in this article by the Asia Times.
Voice of America
19th March, 2019
Teresa on Xi visit to Italy and the consequences on the government coalition
Rzeczpospolita
28th February, 2019
Tara Varma is quoted in Rzeczpospolita regarding the conflict between India and Pakistan.
Le Point
28th February, 2019
Hugh Lovatt is quoted by Le Point regarding the latest developments between Pakistan and India.
France culture
23rd February, 2019
Tara Varma participated in the radio programme "Affaires étrangères" of France culture regarding the stakes of India's legislative elections (next spring), after the Pulwama attack.
Diario de Noticias
05th December, 2018
Francois Godement quoted by Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias on Portugal and Spain's differences regarding the Chinese Belt & Road initiative.
Le Figaro
02nd December, 2018
François Godement is interviewed by Le Figaro regarding China-US relations.
Les Echos
14th November, 2018
The book written by François Godement and Abigaël Vasselier "La Chine est aujourd'hui solidement ancrée en Europe" is quoted by Les Echos.
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Les Echos
18th October, 2018
Mathieu Duchâtel is interviewed by Les Echos regarding the development of China's defense industry.