In October 2024, the European Commission announced additional tariffs of up to 35% on the existing 10% duties for Chinese electric vehicles, following a months-long anti-subsidy investigation into manufacturers such as BYD and Geely. The move came amid rising tensions in EU–China trade relations, with Brussels accusing Beijing of distorting global competition through heavy state…
China’s Global Governance Initiative isn’t defiance — it’s a response to paralysis When President Xi Jinping unveiled the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) earlier this year, Western capitals reacted as though the world had just tilted on its axis. The headlines were predictable: China challenges the world order. Beijing builds a parallel system. The liberal rules-based…
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. To commemorate this, China will soon host the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing, where the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted—still the global benchmark for gender equality. Thirty years on, the key question is not only how far…
The 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit was held in Tianjin, China from August 31 to September 1, 2025. Coming at a major historical juncture, this summit arguably grabbed the global limelight more than ever before, bringing together the main non-Western powers and emphasizing their commitment to establishing a “more just, equitable and representative multipolar…
As the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) prepares to hold its summit in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, one phrase is back in focus: the “Shanghai Spirit.” This regional bloc was founded in 2001 by China, Russia, and several Central Asian nations to promote regional security and mutual trust. Today, with 10 member countries that…
As China and the European Union edge closer to a pricing mechanism for EV exports, the question is no longer whether competition exists but how to shape it responsibly. Behind the headlines of tariffs and anti-subsidy probes lies a more nuanced story of competition, collaboration, and industrial transformation. Recent remarks by Chinese and European stakeholders…
