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Top ten ECFR reads from 2018
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The US and China are the closest of enemies
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
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
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
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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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
Hand-outs and bail-outs: China's lobbyists in Italy
François Godement - 12 October 2018
Italy's new coalition government is moving the country on the path to bankruptcy, causing Italy to look overseas at China for support in pressuring the EU to bail them out
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.
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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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On 5G, Brussels is up to the job (Commentary)
Janka Oertel - 03 February 2020
The EU’s new 5G toolbox is an important component in strengthening its technological sovereignty – and its array of defence mechanisms vis-à-vis China.
Trading places: Europe and China in 2020 (Commentary)
Andrew Small - 13 January 2020
The US-China trade deal could make life tougher for Europe. But there are risks for China too in provoking greater coalition-building against it.
Your 2019 top ten on ECFR (Commentary)
Andreas Bock - 20 December 2019
ECFR readers’ top choices this year – all in one place.
Europe and China after Brexit: The 5G question (Commentary)
Janka Oertel - 19 December 2019
A decision looms for Britain on 5G and Huawei. London’s choice will signal whether it wishes to stay close to Europe when dealing with Beijing – or to go its own way.
Trading with the frenemy: Germany's China policy (Commentary)
Yasmin Samrai - 30 October 2019
While it is no longer complacent about Chinese influence, Germany has failed to craft a policy that effectively reassesses the balance of opportunities and risks.
The authoritarian entente: Sino-Russian security cooperation (Commentary)
Gustav Gressel - 17 October 2019
Sino-Russian arrangements for deepening cooperation on surveillance technology codify a process that has been going on for years.
The case for a sovereign Europe (Commentary)
Mark Leonard & Jeremy Shapiro - 01 July 2019
The EU's lack of sovereignty is becoming a threat. Against the Trump administration and in the face of emerging economic and technological markets, the EU risks lagging behind.
The end of “Chimerica” (Commentary)
Mark Leonard - 25 June 2019
By threatening the survival of the Chinese tech giant Huawei, the Trump administration has put an end to speculation about a possible rupture between the United States and China. A full-scale decoupling between the world's two largest economies is now under way, and a new age of zero-sum competition is beginning.
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Upcoming events
{if"1582919435"<"1583502300"}Technological Sovereignty and the Return of Geopolitics - Implications for Europe and Japan
Berlin - 06 Mar 20
ECFR hosts a discussion with a German MP and a Japanese professor of International Politics.
Europas Handlungsfähigkeit: Lektionen aus der 5G Debatte
Berlin - 21 Feb 20
Thema des ersten Foreign Policy Clubs im neuen Jahr ist die 5G-Debatte und Europas Souveränität in den Bereichen des Technologie und digitalen Entwicklung. Mit Dr. Janka Oertel.
« Hong Kong et les enjeux pour la Chine et le monde »
Paris - 24 Sep 19
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter au premier Black Coffee Morning de la rentrée en présence de Sebastian Veg, directeur d'études à l'Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) de François Godement, conseiller pour l’Asie à l’Institut Montaigne, et modéré par Tara Varma, directrice du bureau de Paris de l’ECFR, sur le thème suivant : « Hong Kong et les enjeux pour la Chine et le monde »
EU-China relations in a new age of geopolitics - time to pick a side?
Professor Zhang Jian, Director of the CICIR Institute for European Studies will dicuss China's perspective on its relationship with the EU and its member states amid a growing geo-political rivalry with the US under president Trump.
EU-China relations: the end of “Chimerica”?
Berlin - 18 Jul 19
Chen Dongxiao, President of the Shangai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) will discuss China’s perspective on its relationships with the EU and Germany.
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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 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.
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To Huawei or not to Huawei?
Last week the European Commission published its EU Toolbox on 5G Cyber Security, with the aim of aiding the member states in evaluating the risks associated with future usage of 5G infrastructure and networks. This was a step forward given the polarising debate surrounding the role of Chinese telecommunications firms like Huawei and ZTE within a future 5G network in Europe. The decision, however, will ultimately be a national one taken by individual member states. Our Director Mark Leonard is joined by Asia Programme Director Janka Oertel and Project Director of Stiftung Neue Verantwortung Jan-Peter Kleinhans to discuss the significance and implications of the toolbox and what this might mean for the EU.
This podcast was recorded on 5 February 2020.
Bookshelf:
- "The logic of strategic assets" by Jeffrey Ding and Allan Dafoe
- "The Path to Power" by Robert Caro
- "Clash of Empires: Currencies and Power in a Multipolar World" by Charles Gave and Louis Vincent Gave
- "All the Names" by Jose Saramago
China's 1989
Anthony Dworkin stands in for host Mark Leonard to talk about how China experienced 1989 back then and today. In some ways, it is more comparable to the changes 1968 provoked in the West, claims podcast guest and China expert Jeff Wasserstrom. Looking beyond the dreadful Tiananmen Square Massacre, how did China change after 1989 politically and socially? And can we draw a line from the protests back then to the ones in Hong Kong right now?
This podcast was recorded on 2 December 2019.
Bookshelf:
- "Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink" by Jeffrey Wasserstrom
- "Minjian: The Rise of China’s Grassroots Intellectuals" by Sebastian Veg
- Follow: Yangyang Cheng @yangyang_chen
What is Europe's maritime security role in the South China Sea?
Le podcast de notre BCM du 24 juin « What is Europe's maritime security role in the South China Sea? » en présence de Mathieu Duchâtel, directeur du programme Asie à l’Institut Montaigne, Delphine O, ambassadrice et secrétaire générale de la Conférence mondiale de l’ONU et John Nilsson-Wright, senior fellow au programme AsiaPacific de Chatman House.
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.
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Wall Street Journal
21st January, 2020
Janka Oertel quoted on decisions over 5G networks in Britain and Germany.
Berlin Policy Journal
10th January, 2020
Janka Oertel speaks on the podcast about China and the EU as frenemies.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
06th January, 2020
Janka Oertel quoted on Germany's trade policy towards China and Chinese companies in Germany.
Business Insider
29th December, 2019
Ulrike Franke being interviewed on the US-China conflict and Germany's role in it.
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Deutschlandfunk Kultur
10th December, 2019
Janka Oertel interviewed about the Huawei issue and German-Chinese relations.