China's amb in France Lu Shaye briefed Chinese journalists on Xi trip yest, gives an idea what Beijing is hoping to get from the visit

'France is also facing important tasks such as energy transition, digital transformation, coping with population aging'

fr.china-embassy.gov.cn/ttxw/202404/t2…

On top of the 🇪🇺 agenda:
1 - 🇨🇳 growing support to Russia war effort will have consequences and the cost will increase.
2 - 🇨🇳 overcapacity and unfair trade practices will be addressed by using the defensive toolbox.
3 - Climate and global challenges are open to cooperation.

A good news for #Europe coming from France: Europeanising bilateral visit is building credibility, unity and coherence among the EU partners 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇨🇳

Looking forward to the 2024 Future CHOICE Summer School with the brilliant Ivana Karásková and her great team Filip Šebok Veronika Blablova… !

I am honoured to be nominated as the Head of Office of the EU in #Taiwan . Looking very much forward to my new role! eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eeas-high…

I am proud to report that my piece on European Strategic Autonomy has just come out in TWQ - I argue that the Covid pandemic, the Trump administration and Putin's invasion of Ukraine make the case for Europe's next chapter to be strategic autonomy: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Excellent thread on the situation in #Xinjiang : No changes to the situation for Uighurs and the exercise of fundamental freedoms in XUAR // Independent reporting from #China remains a challenge and a commitment => thanks David Rennie 任大伟 for your work!

📖 Special Paper: #Taiwan ’s 2024 Elections: Perspectives from the Region and Beyond

🗳🇹🇼 ISDP invited a group of international experts to explore the implications of the elections for the region and beyond. ➡️ lnkd.in/eUs4E7X2

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When it’s Monday morning and you meet colleagues at the airport, you know that you are living the #ThinkTankLife ! Discussing #China overcapacity in Berlin airport with Jacob Gunter and Gregor Sebastian 🌟

Pleased to share our ISDP volume on #Taiwan elections with views from 🇵🇭🇯🇵🇮🇳🇮🇩🇸🇬🇪🇺🇺🇸.

Grateful for your rich contributions:Don McLain Gill Stephen R Nagy Sriparna Pathak Ian Chong 莊嘉穎 Abigaël Vasselier Kristina Kironska Dane Anwar, Shuren Koo CommonWealth Magazine
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Dear friends and colleagues, here is my contribution to the 🇪🇺 debate on #Taiwan post-elections. The clock is ticking and here is a roadmap to pursue 👉 isdp.eu/publication/ta…

“The Chinese are also very aware of the structural dependencies that Europe has vis-à-vis China and this is what they are going to go after,” says Abigaël Vasselier at the launch new research on how China could respond to G7 sanctions in a Taiwan crisis.

Watch more: ➡️

LIVE NOW | Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group launch new research on how China could respond to G7 sanctions in a Taiwan crisis, featuring Peter Harrell, Abigaël Vasselier, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Logan Wright, and Josh Lipsky. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🗓️ April 2 | 🕥 10:30 am ET

Join Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group for the launch of a major new study titled: “Retaliation and Resilience: China’s Economic Statecraft in a Taiwan Crisis,” featuring Peter Harrell, Abigaël Vasselier, and more.

Register here. ⬇️
atlanticcouncil.org/event/retaliat…

BREAKING!

Chinese rail company CRRC withdraws from public procurement tender in Bulgaria after it was subject to investigation under the EU's foreign subsidies regulation

To the point on the failures of the West to understand the Global South and the challenges ahead. This piece could also be read in light of the Körber-Stiftung IP report on Emerging Middle Powers => koerber-stiftung.de/en/projects/ko…

Before Xi comes to #Europe in May, he will have a chance to get the #Russia narrative and speaking points right with the visit of Putin to #China : Xi will not come with good news to 🇪🇺 / 🇨🇳 will continue to support 🇷🇺 war effort / limitless friendship of Xi&Putin at play.

Welcome to #Sweden in the NATO Alliance: a day to celebrate is a good day 🙌

#Raisina2024 | Deterrence and Decoupling: Decoding the West’s China Stance

Watch Carl Bildt, Allison Hooker, Abigaël Vasselier, Matt Turpin, Theodore Bunzel & Robert Vass at #RaisinaDialogue2024 ! youtu.be/MhZPAU_SSq0?si…

« Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. » A. Navalny