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We @scmpeconomy just ran a five-part series on the EU-China investment talks, wider trade ties and the potential for sharp deterioration in the coming months or years.
This thread gathers all of these stories in one place:
This thread gathers all of these stories in one place:
Part 1: EU businesses and officials report "promise fatigue" in marathon talks over investment treaty.
China talks a good game, but its policies have been going in reverse, sources said this is reform “but with Chinese characteristics”. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3094048/china-eu-investment-treaty-talks-hit-crunch-time-europeans
China talks a good game, but its policies have been going in reverse, sources said this is reform “but with Chinese characteristics”. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3094048/china-eu-investment-treaty-talks-hit-crunch-time-europeans
Part 2 by @Wendy_Wu_SCMP. Reform-minded gov sources in Beijing can see the EU-China pulling further apart on baseline negotiating positions.
“We need to choose whether to become more aligned with the international community, or stick to where we are." https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3094512/china-insiders-see-no-progress-ending-subsidies-clock-ticks
“We need to choose whether to become more aligned with the international community, or stick to where we are." https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3094512/china-insiders-see-no-progress-ending-subsidies-clock-ticks
Part 3 by @stuartlauscmp: what becomes of EU-China relations in a post-Merkel world?
"[Merkel] not adequately adapted to the new reality … and it is quite possible that Chinese leadership is betting on this to seal a deal.” https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3094371/eu-china-ties-hinge-germanys-political-future-reign-beijing
"[Merkel] not adequately adapted to the new reality … and it is quite possible that Chinese leadership is betting on this to seal a deal.” https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3094371/eu-china-ties-hinge-germanys-political-future-reign-beijing
Part 4 by @RFDelaney and @jodixu: The view from DC
“If the US sees China making serious reform concessions to the EU, it might smell blood in the water and push even harder on reaching an agreement with Beijing" https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3094684/us-trade-negotiators-may-smell-blood-water-if-china-makes
“If the US sees China making serious reform concessions to the EU, it might smell blood in the water and push even harder on reaching an agreement with Beijing" https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3094684/us-trade-negotiators-may-smell-blood-water-if-china-makes
Part 5 @stuartlauscmp: How Huawei, Hong Kong and nuclear power upset post Brexit Britain's free trade dreams with China.
“What the prime minister needs to understand is that the China he fell in love with is no longer the China that exists" https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3094870/will-huawei-hong-kong-and-china-backlash-scupper-britains
“What the prime minister needs to understand is that the China he fell in love with is no longer the China that exists" https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3094870/will-huawei-hong-kong-and-china-backlash-scupper-britains
