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China-EU relations at 50
This year marks half a century of formal diplomatic relations between China and the European Union as well as the 25th anniversary of the founding of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. In this series, the Post examines the ties between the two powers.
Updated: 17 Nov, 2025
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Can China get the US out of the way of better ties with Europe?
Beijing and Brussels are marking 50 years of diplomatic relations but one third party is putting a damper on the festivities.
22 Jul, 2025
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Exclusive | ‘Rebalancing’ needed in China-Europe relationship, chamber president says
Jens Eskelund, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, says bilateral trade has been fruitful but lopsided in Beijing’s favour.
23 Jul, 2025
[3]
France’s struggling factories need investment. Is China the answer?
French companies fear competition from China, but the country could also play a crucial role in reinvigorating European manufacturing.
05 Aug, 2025
[4]
Why younger Europeans can see their futures in China, despite the obstacles
As China ramps up its search for foreign tech expertise, a new generation of talent finds its perspectives on the country are changing.
15 Sep, 2025
[5]
The hidden standards battle: inside China’s push to rewire global manufacturing
China is quietly vying to influence the bodies that set global manufacturing standards, which Europe and the US have long dominated.
17 Sep, 2025
[6]
50 years on, has China left Europe behind in the race for a hi-tech future?
Chinese firms have caught up with and in some cases overtaken their European rivals, putting the EU on the defensive.
28 Sep, 2025
[7]
As China’s EV boom makes the EU anxious, is it too late to work together?
Decades after their first joint venture, EU carmakers fear losing their markets to China’s upstarts. Is it too late for them to work together?
15 Oct, 2025
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Flagging imbalances in China, EU chamber urges course correction in 5-year plan
Exhorting the need for a ‘new, productive development model’, latest chamber position paper airs members’ grievances.
17 Sep, 2025
[9]
Will EU ‘play hardball’ in US-China rivalry? Brussels faces division on autonomy
China’s efforts to persuade EU to treat ties ‘as a strategic partnership are reaching their limits’, says former diplomat Cui Hongjian.
07 Nov, 2025
[10]
Why China and Europe need to talk and how they can cope with chaos
Joerg Wuttke lays blame on both sides for troubled relations and calls for a new Manhattan Project to break Chinese dominance on rare earths.
13 Nov, 2025
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