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Less Controllable Bodies: How China’s New Population Growth Policy is Failing
One of China’s biggest challenges today is its unprecedented low birth rate that threatens its economic development, especially given the country’s unsustainable pension system that is expected to be financially unviable by 2035. Besides…
Searching for a Central and Eastern European Voice on EU’s China Policy
Moving beyond simplistic narratives, it is time to think about how the countries in Central and Eastern Europe can contribute to European China policy.
European Parliament Elections Will Set the Tone for EU-China Relations
The European Parliament has proven an influential actor when it comes to EU-China ties as seen in the freezing of the EU-China CAI. With the elections behind the corner, the manifestos of the political parties show that the European legislature will likely maintain a hard line on the bloc’s China policy.
Voice for CHOICE #26: Discussing Taiwan’s Parliamentary Diplomacy
Recently, Honduras broke diplomatic ties with Taiwan opening the door to establishing official diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. Taiwan thus lost a ninth diplomatic ally since the current President, Tsai Ing-wen,…