We're bang in the middle of global upheaval that's sweeping all before it. This could include EU-China relations
We're waiting for the *actual* change, but there's been lots of noise, so here's a long thread on what's happened this year and where we may go
Anatomy of a detente?
China won’t namecheck the US directly, but US unpredictability is quietly shaping decisions in Beijing.
Great to speak to @thetimes about how self-reliance is the overriding theme in 🇨🇳’s new 2025 agenda.
thetimes.com/world/asia/art…
Watching 🇨🇳’s all-important Two Sessions? We trawled through hundreds of pages of provincial work reports so you don’t have to!
Some key takeaways below for @InstituteGC on what might be on the table and how Beijing might navigate US unpredictability institute.global/insights/geopo…
Delighted to be joining the fantastic team at OCPL as a non-resident expert - there’s so much great work to be done getting the best of tech and 🇨🇳 academia into policymakers’ hands
Delighted to be joining the fantastic team at OCPL as a non-resident expert - there’s so much great work to be done getting the best of tech and 🇨🇳 academia into policymakers’ hands
"Not just governments or diplomats in their sterile chambers, but real, living, breathing humans, who, despite their different languages, are saying the same thing: the timeless, primal desire for a better life." via @YuxuanJia02eastisread.com/p/i-am-your-ch…
Great to speak on @Bloomberg alongside @vincecable this morning on Rachel Reeves’ China visit and how the UK can navigate US-China tensions under President Trump.
More detail on the Xi-Starmer meeting from 🇨🇳 perspective.
MFA readout says Starmer hopes for "spirit of mutual respect, equality and candour"
No explicit mention of 🇺🇦, but says UK is willing to “promote political resolution of global hotspot issues"
mfa.gov.cn/web/wjdt_67487…
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