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The EU-China Relationship

Take-Aways from the Leaders’ Meeting
Didi Kirsten Tatlow
… China (CPC), the statements – as well a longer account by Xinhua, the state news agency – contained a real message. … global political influence and interference. According to Xinhua, President Xi said: “The Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia … high-level, demonstrating the imortance of the event: Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the CPC; Liu He, his …
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Angela Merkel’s Treble Headache

Dr. Henning Hoff
… over money may well overshadow the rest of the year. Brexiteers, See Some Sense Then, there is Brexit. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is having a … China is now changing. The summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the 27 EU leaders, which was scheduled to take …
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Deciphering Russia’s “Sovereign Internet Law”

Tightening Control and Accelerating the Splinternet
Alena Epifanova
… no such new law, but rather a series of amendments to the existing federal laws “On Communication” and “On Information, … so long as the country is connected to the world via the existing infrastructure of the global internet, the passing … Additionally, in June 2016, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping signed the joint statement on cooperation in …
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Priorities for the EU’s New Foreign Policy Agenda up to 2024

Unleashing the Potential of the Common Foreign and Security Policy
Dr. Jana Puglierin
… but present different options that should be followed flexibly depending on their prospect for success. In the end, … cannot be achieved with all 27 member states (after Brexit). Some European member states may be even more willing … Angela Merkel for talks with Chinese President ­Xi ­Jinping. This “piggyback” strategy should be used whenever …
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All That Xi Wants

China’s Communist Party is Trying to Reform the Country from the Top Down

Bernt Berger
… All That Xi Wants The Chinese Communist Party leadership's move to drop the constitutional limits ending President Xi Jinping’s tenure after two terms have been interpreted as …
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Bye-Bye America, Konnichiwa Japan

Chancellor Merkel: The leading defender against Trump’s mercantilist trade

Dr. Claudia Schmucker
… out new partners. The EU is taking the lead. Despite the Brexit shock, the European Commission ratified the … Canada, and started free-trade negotiations with Japan, Mexico and Mercosur. Negotiations with Australia and New … the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, President Xi Jinping stressed that China was ready to take over the role …
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Dark clouds over free trade in G20

Dr. Claudia Schmucker
… Economic Forum in Davos in January 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that his country was taking over the role of … ; 4 Elliott, Larry, Wearden, Graeme, Xi Jinping signals China will champion free trade if Trump …
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Twilight of the Putin Era?

Chapter Eight of of The Eastern Question Russia, the West, and Europe’s Grey Zone, a DGAP co-publication

Donald Jensen
… US President Obama, Pope Francis, and China’s leader Xi Jinping. “Putin continues to prove he’s one of the few men …
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Cybersecurity and China’s Rise as a Global Power

A Challenge for Europe

Dr. Johannes Kadura
… economic reforms and trade liberalization begun under Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s, China has been one of the … and, above all, the centralization of power under President Xi Jinping. At the same time, it is almost impossible to grasp …
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A Strategic Feasibility Test

Is the Old European Dream of Peaceful Multilateralism Dead?
Miriam Katharina Heß
Dr. Roderick Parkes
Florence Schimmel
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WTO 2.0

Making the Multilateral Trading System Fit for the 21st Century and How the G7 Can Help
Dr. Claudia Schmucker
Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner
Dr. Clara Brandi
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The German G7 Presidency

Dare to Make Progress on Health, Sustainability, and Trade
Dr. Claudia Schmucker
Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner
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Germany Between a Rock and a Hard Place in China-US Competition

China-US competition is on the rise, leaving Germany in a sticky situation
Dr. Markus Jaeger
… officials were hoping that China – benefitting from the existing international economic and political order – would … officials and staffers got a wake-up call when President Xi reneged on his 2015 promise not to militarize the …
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Russian Foreign Policy in 2020

Strengthening Multi-vectorialism
Dr. András Rácz
Milan Nič
… 2024 when his current mandate expires and re-arranged the existing power system in a way that could allow him to … collapse. The overall slowdown is forecasted to be approximately 4 to 5 percent of GDP. Moreover, the massive … much into China’s embrace.  Nevertheless, under Presidents Xi and Putin, strategic cooperation between both powers is …
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EU Trade Policy Reform

Levelling the Playing Field in a New Geo-Economic Environment
Dr. Claudia Schmucker
Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner
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How Will COVID-19 Affect the Transatlantic Relationship?

Dr. Josef Braml
Dr. Christian Mölling
… is working -- no one wants to risk angering President Xi, especially if he claims the first breakthrough. Amanda … 1. Johnson has always opposed an extension, with his Brexit negotiator asserting in mid-April that the pandemic has … choice. In addition, the crisis has illustrated the post-Brexit coordination challenges ahead. The British health …
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China and Europe’s Strategic Autonomy

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… Baerbock, views diverge on how Europe should react to Xi Jinping’s increasingly confident foreign policy in terms of …
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