A China Media Project guide to understanding the official Chinese meaning of key terms in international relations and development cooperation: decodingchina.eu

Gästade ⁦⁦Sveriges Radio⁩ eminenta Kina-podd för ett samtal om hur Kina arbetar inom FN för att påverka internationella normer. Passade på att kränga The Decoding China Dictionary decodingchina.eu ⁦Hanna Sahlberg⁩ ⁦Axel Kronholm⁩ ⁦Therese Rosenvinge⁩

So what does Xi Jinping really mean when he says that China will help "making the garden of world civilizations more vibrant"? （让世界文明百花园姹紫嫣红） The 2nd edition of the #DecodingChina Dictionary offers some hints: decodingchina.eu/nation/

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Om Aukus, Kina, Nato och Sverige i Svenska Dagbladet med kommentarer från Björn Ottosson FOI, Jerker Widén Försvarshögskolan och mig samt underlag från Björn Fägersten. svd.se/a/9zr0o5/sveri…

Wuttke: "We are possibly facing a ‘plateau China’ with little upside happening for the next 10 or 20 years. When it comes to economic growth rates, we have to say goodbye eventually to the 4% to 5% scenarios and settle more for 2% to 3%." bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

Speech by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at the Stockholm China Forum #SCF27 government.se/speeches/2023/…

#SCF27 German Marshall Fund se.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/sgxw/20230…

Two days at Stockholm China Forum #SCF27 have ended. The speech by Ulf Kristersson 🇸🇪 made some waves with official comment by 🇨🇳. But one distinct impression is that there is an Atlantic echo chamber and a 🇨🇳 one with a lack of dialogue after years of pandemic isolation. German Marshall Fund

我们不会忘记。我们永志不忘那些铭记历史的人们。 We remember. We also remember those who remember.   #Tiananmen #4June #天安门  #6月4日

China’s MOFA sends a letter to all foreign consulates reminding them that detained dual nationals are not allowed consular visits. The letter was sent after UK Foreign Minister raised British national Jimmy Lai’s case with China’s VP Han Zheng in May.

100 incidents of Chinese nationals “gate-crashing” US military bases over several years seems a bit less ominous when you get to the part about 10,000 people who aren’t supposed to be there being turned away from US bases EVERY DAY.

Thrilled to announce that I will start a secondment to the European Commission this week as a China fellow at IDEA, the advisory hub that reports to Ursula von der Leyen. I'll be on a six-month leave from my position as Senior Advisor on Global China at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

In line with Beijing's long-term practice, 🇨🇳top diplomat Wang Yi will travel to Africa for his first foreign trip of the year. Between Jan 13 and 18, he will visit Egypt🇪🇬 Tunisia🇹🇳 Togo🇹🇬 Côte d'Ivoire🇨🇮 🧵

Good and frank discussion with Premier Li. We need to move to action on rebalancing our trade and avoid distortive policies. EU companies deserve a real level playing field. And let’s keep building trust with growing cooperation in climate and people-to-people exchanges.

#SCOOP Biden to warn #China over aggressive acts around #SecondThomasShoal in South China Sea, arguably most dangerous #flashpoint as Washington worries China will trigger US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty ft.com/content/be5f84…

Honoured to be nominated as the candidate for High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Your trust means a lot. We must continue working together to ensure Europe is an effective global partner to keep our citizens free, safe and prosperous.

Choices are the hinges of destiny. Let us make the choice of strength, of leadership and of Europe. My address as candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission ↓ x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

It is time for Europe to build a true European Defence Union ↓

H/t Adam Silverschotz