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China’s Missing Offer to Europe ahead of the EU-China Summit
China is not likely to give the EU any meaningful deliverables at a summit meeting in Beijing, and even less likely to address the structural challenges that it presents to Europe. With this limited offer, China cannot expect that the summit will be more than a dialogue for the sake of dialogue.
Recycling: A Pothole in the Great Sino-European Electric Vehicle Race
Electric vehicles are becoming a hot-button issue in EU-China ties. Next to component manufacturing and supply chain stability, there is a third critical component of the electric vehicles competition: recycling.
Has Russia’s War Against Ukraine Damaged Poland’s Relations with China? Not as Much as You Think
Despite more hawkish rhetoric from Warsaw, practical cooperation between Poland and China has remained surprisingly unaffected by the outbreak of the war.
EU Moves to Address the Chinese EV Subsidies, But More Needs to Be Done
Chinese electric vehicles present a mounting challenge to the European automotive industry. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU will initiate an anti-subsidy investigation, but imposing tariffs could lead to a trade war and will not work without also addressing the competitiveness of European producers.
China’s Unexpected Impact on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans
As the Western Balkans countries grapple with the difficulties of the green transition, China presents both challenges and opportunities in meeting their objectives.
Supercharged China: Cars, Batteries, and Lithium
With no internal combustion engine and no burning of fossil fuels, electric vehicles (EVs) – running solely on batteries – are coming in their billions to electrify mobility. By 2035, at least half of all global passenger vehicle sales will be for EVs, and the proportion will keep increasing. The roadmap for the global energy sector to reach carbon neutrality developed by the International Energy Agency (IEA) requires the number of EVs to increase from eleven million in 2020 to 350 million in 2030 and almost two billion by 2050. In the global race to build batteries and battery-powered cars and to get access to the vital lithium, cobalt, and nickel that go into them, China is winning hands-down.