China's economic reform, trade policy, diplomacy and overall relations with the EU were at the centre of attention in Brussels last week, as academics and officials gathered for a conference just days after Beijing had cancelled a planned summit with the EU.
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EurActiv on 9th Dec 2008 (via euractiv.com)
Brussels has reacted with astonishment to a decision by China to postpone next week's EU-China summit in retaliation for visits by EU leaders with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
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EurActiv on 27th Nov 2008 (via euractiv.com)
China will find that with growing power comes increased responsibility. Beijing has shielded itself behind an apolitical policy of non-interference to cultivate business
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FT on 21st Jan 2011 (via ft.com)
Beijing says it will not discuss territorial disputes with five other nations in the South China Sea during this week's East Asia Summit in Bali.
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TheIndependent on 16th Nov 2011 (via rss.feedsportal.com)
Beijing, and Xinhua in particular, has been holding a World Media Summit. A number of interesting people have shown up: This vision of a new world order closely echoes Beijing’s often-voiced obsession with soft power. China wants a “right to...
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BloodAndTreasure on 29th Sep 2011 (via bloodandtreasure.typepad.com)
The European Union does not take its relations with Beijing seriously enough, as evidenced by the unilateral postponement of the 14th EU-China summit and the failure to grant China Market Economy Status, argues Sebastian Bersick. More »
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EurActiv on 28th Oct 2011 (via euractiv.com)
Beijing offered to buy Greek debt on Saturday (2 October) and pledged to support a stable euro and not reduce its holdings of European government bonds in an effort to deflect criticism of its foreign exchange policy ahead of an EU-China summit this week.
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EurActiv on 4th Oct 2010 (via euractiv.com)
From the perspective of Washington, the China tea leaves are suddenly looking less ominous. In the space of a week, Beijing has agreed to sit down for serious discussions on new Iran sanctions and to attend a global summit on nuclear security in Washington.
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TheIndependent on 5th Apr 2010 (via rss.feedsportal.com)
Relations between China and Europe reached a new low after Beijing cancelled a summit in protest at French president Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to meet the Dalai Lama
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FT on 26th Nov 2008 (via traxfer.ft.com)
The European Commission stood by its position in an ongoing dispute with China over plans to charge airlines flying to Europe for their carbon emissions, raising the stakes ahead of an EU-China summit in Beijing next week. More »
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Beijing: "It's a trade mission." The message on board the prime minister's plane to Beijing could scarcely have been clearer. David Cameron has brought the largest-ever British delegation to China to secure business deals - to open British supermarkets and English-language schools and even to export British boars to sire Chinese pigs. He has not come to pick a fight with China on ...
