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This may be an outlier, but the issue of trade redirection as a consequence of U.S. and EU tariffs is real. Indonesia to impose up to 200-pct import tariffs on Chinese goods - ANTARA News en.antaranews.com/news/317223/in…

The current debate on EVs can only be a starting point for a longer conversation with China - last week in our panel discussion "Overcapacities in China: A Threat to the Industrial Base in the West?", Franziska Brantner, Wolfgang Niedermark, Mikko Huotari and Moritz Schularick discussed to what extent

Interesting Kiel Policy Brief: "A combination of a reduction of MFN tariffs coupled with countervailing duties on Chinese cars would be a perfect implementation of the EU’s new trade policy doctrine which is meant to be, at the same time, “open, sustainable and assertive.”

🇩🇪🇨🇳 Seit einem Jahr hat Deutschland eine offizielle #China-Strategie. Mikko Huotari hat bei uns im Deutschlandfunk eine ausführliche Zwischenbilanz gezogen. deutschlandfunk.de/interview-huot…

My Carnegie Endowment report on China’s nuclear policy is out today after extensive work: “Political Drivers of China’s Changing Nuclear Policy: Implications for U.S.-China Nuclear Relations and International Security” A brief thread: carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/…

Xpeng, Volkswagen’s Chinese partner, is in the initial stages of selecting a site in the EU as part of its future plan to localise production "Xpeng also plans to set up a large-scale data centre in Europe... for cars’ intelligent driving features" scmp.com/business/china…

Very important piece by my colleague Jana Puglierin and Claudia Major on how west is sleepwalking into Ukraine defeat after 🇺🇸 election. They lay out strategy to reframe security debate to prevent Kyiv from being forced to settle on Russian terms. ip-quarterly.com/en/wests-respo…

At this week’s Ambassador’s Conference, all 🇩🇪 Heads of Missions gather in Berlin. Thrilled to discuss a top priority: the implementation of our 🇨🇳 Strategy one year after its adoption, with @DeborahDuering, Mikko Huotari and our colleagues representing 🇩🇪 around the world.

China will not “yield an inch” as it negotiates over tariffs on electric vehicle (EVs) imports with the European Union, a social media account affiliated to a state broadcaster said on Thursday. scmp.com/economy/global…

A call for papers for a timely symposium on “The Politics of Knowledge Production about China” which will be held by The China Quarterly The China Quarterly at SOAS in mid-late June 2025. Main questions that will be discussed include - How can China scholars around the world

Breaking: EU countries approve duties (up to 35 percent) on unfairly subsidized Chinese electric cars, despite Germany's last-minute opposition. 10 countries voted for the duties, 5 against, 12 abstained (counts as a yes). More to come soon on POLITICO

For those who struggle with flags, here's how each EU country voted on Chinese EV tariffs. *Malta, barely seen, voted against.

Kurz zum Thema des Tages, den EU-Zöllen gegen chinesische Elektroautos: 1. Die Ausgleichsabgaben entsprechen den int. Prinzipien der WTO. Es sind gerade keine „Strafzölle“. Die EU agiert anders als die USA, nämlich im Sinne des multilateralen Welthandels.

Good analysis by Bloomberg (paywalled). Most observers expect a stimulus to be announced on Saturday. The key question is the purpose for the money, and who should carry the burden of financing it. The traditional boost in infrastructure spending is now less productive, and

Hockey Stick Graphs Draw Regulators' Immediate Attention Starting this week, Indonesia will impose anti-dumping duties on certain flat-rolled iron products from China. This measure will remain in place for five years.

🇨🇳🇷🇺 Gemeinsame Manöver #China und #Russland erhöhen die Zahl ihrer gemeinsamen Militärübungen. Beide Seiten versprechen sich "grenzenlose Partnerschaft" t-online.de/nachrichten/au…

A tiny clique in charge of the ruling party has stolen Georgia's European future. They stole that European future in good part by bribery, intimidation, direct violence, and some manipulation of the voting process. The tiny clique also took that future away by overwhelming many

In the Indo-Pacific region, the outlines are emerging of a world that poses a profound challenge to Germany and Europe—but also offers opportunity for course correction, write Bernhard Bartsch & Mikko Huotari. ip-quarterly.com/en/germany-and…

🇬🇪 How democracies die Georgia is in the middle of a confrontation that could determine its fate - and that of the Southern Caucasus - for a generation. And this 29 December - four days from now - European governments will need to make a fateful decision for or against 🇬🇪

Great opportunity at MERICS, the European top think tank on China. And you get to live in Berlin! Director Economic Research / Chief Economist (m/f/d) | Merics merics.org/en/jobs/direct…