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China-Europe relations

Transport & Logistics

China EV makers rise as EU mulls minimum price to replace tariff

The minimum pricing will need to be flexible in order to accommodate different model types and vehicle categories

Since Wingtech needs wafers and Nexperia needs finishing capacity, neither can entirely compensate for the loss of the other.
Global Enterprise

Chip turmoil will worsen on Nexperia spat: Wingtech chair warns

Ruby Yang adds that as the dispute continues, the damage to global industrial chain, investment confidence and shareholders deepens

The imports of Chinese vehicles and components into Germany have surged since the pandemic, and brands such as BYD (above) are dominant in the EV market.
Global Enterprise

China’s low-cost auto parts flood Europe’s biggest car market

Seven in 10 European parts makers now face direct competition from Chinese imports: survey

The extension covers 32 European countries as well as Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
International

China extends visa-free policy to end-2026, adds Sweden to scheme

The policy was scheduled to expire at the end of this year for many of the countries

The Nexperia case moves the technology battlefield to Europe, a third-placed power in chip manufacturing behind the US and China. 
Opinion & Features

Geopolitics chip at semiconductor sector – in Europe, Asia and beyond

Nexperia’s seizure by the Dutch government reflects the growing importance of economic security as the chip war continues

Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang (first from right) and European Commission Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition Teresa Ribera (first from left) at a meeting in Beijing. EU decision-makers appear to believe that encouragement, not condemnation, is the best way to secure climate cooperation from China.
Opinion & Features

Energy and climate cooperation still key for China-EU ties

There’s much to gain from a deep partnership on the clean-energy transition

If Europe wants to remain a global player, it must demonstrate that, like China and the US, it can endure short-term economic pain to protect its long-term strategic interests.
Opinion & Features

Europe’s two-front trade war

The EU should forge new trade agreements with economies that are not aligned with the US or China

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