In a bind: ratify EU-China Investment Agreement? Posted on 01/01/202105/01/2021 by E R picture© : Chineseposters, “Celebrate the New Year” , Qingzhu xinnian (庆祝新年) , Chinese propagandaposter, December 1954, collection IHHS/Stefan Landsberger. No copyright infringeme... Read More
Holland – China: predictions about the new relationship Posted on 20/09/202002/11/2020 by E R image copyright © Mercator Institute (MERICS), “Export Controls and the US-China Tech War”, Noah Barkin , March 18 2020 , refer https://merics.org/en © No copyright infringement intended... Read More
Holland’s China Policy: Growing Parliamentary Unease Posted on 05/09/202006/10/2020 by E R Photo: Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs, © copyright Rijksoverheid, ministerie van BuZa Last week the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, made a surprise visit to The Hague as part of his flying... Read More
The unravelling of the China Dream Posted on 19/08/202029/09/2020 by E R In one of my posts in May 2020 I described the status of the relations between the USA and China as a Chilly War, just one step away from a Cold War. The two countries have meanwhile descended into a ... Read More
Merkel & China: moment of truth Posted on 09/07/202006/10/2020 by E R image/free pic ©depositphoto’s.com In the complex, interdependent world of today, two issues have emerged as the major challenge for the EU in the coming months/year(s): the (economic/medical) ... Read More
5G roll out: Merkel’s headache Posted on 28/11/201907/10/2020 by E R © photo copyright@pixabay.com The Huawei dilemma continues to stir emotions inside Merkel’s CDU. At the party conference last weekend, a group of members strongly argued for exclusion of the Ch... Read More