https://www.scmp.com/rss/523418/feed The latest news and top stories on Philippe Le Corre, a Professor of Geopolitics and Asian Studies at ESSEC Business School, where he also serves as a Senior Research Fellow, heading the Asia Program. He was a Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute and an Associate in Research at Harvard University’s John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. Previously, he advised the French defence minister on international affairs and held senior positions at the Brookings Institution and the... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu Trade talks between China and the United States in Paris this weekend are likely to focus on setting the scene for the Beijing summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump later this month, analysts said, downplaying the prospects of any significant breakthroughs. Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are expected to discuss potential deals on tariffs, investment, and trade in soybeans and rare earths, which would be presented as deliverables for the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3346505/us-china-trade-talks-what-expect-senior-officials-meet-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3346505/us-china-trade-talks-what-expect-senior-officials-meet-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:00:08 +0000 Xiaofei Xu,Finbarr Bermingham Xiaofei Xu,Finbarr Bermingham After nearly two decades of efforts, the European Union and India have formally concluded negotiations in New Delhi for a free-trade deal, shoring up the 27-member bloc’s ambitions to diversify trade ties while navigating tariff pressure from Washington and a ballooning deficit with Beijing. The agreement, announced on Tuesday and praised by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen as “the mother of all trade deals”, is poised to reduce or eliminate tariffs on 96.6 per cent of the EU’s... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3341524/historic-eu-india-trade-deal-slash-auto-tariffs-double-blocs-india-exports-2032?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3341524/historic-eu-india-trade-deal-slash-auto-tariffs-double-blocs-india-exports-2032?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Shi Jiangtao Shi Jiangtao It took the United States less than three hours to stun the world with its abduction of the sitting leader of a sovereign state, but the strategic ramifications of that dramatic operation are likely to reverberate for decades. In laying bare the limits of China’s economic-centric diplomacy towards third countries in its competition with the US, the Venezuela crisis has delivered a stark reminder that spheres of influence continue to shape global politics in this new era of great power... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340144/counting-chinas-wins-and-losses-among-swing-nations-new-era-power-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340144/counting-chinas-wins-and-losses-among-swing-nations-new-era-power-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:00:12 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Chinese companies to invest in France and transfer know-how in emerging sectors like batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and solar panels – highlighting growing concerns over the widening technological gap between the two countries. “We want to welcome more Chinese investment through projects and re-industrialisation strategies, and this is what will allow us to break the cycle we’re currently in,” he said on Thursday in Beijing, where he attended a... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3335217/macron-urges-chinese-firms-invest-france-eu-tech-gap-widens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3335217/macron-urges-chinese-firms-invest-france-eu-tech-gap-widens?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:00:15 +0000 Shi Jiangtao Shi Jiangtao This year marks half a century of formal diplomatic relations between China and the European Union as well as the 25th anniversary of the founding of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Here, Shi Jiangtao looks at how the relationship has been affected by Trump 2.0 and accompanying ups and downs of US-China ties, and global conflicts. In an era defined by intensifying US-China rivalry, the European Union often finds itself pulled in opposite directions by the competing giants,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3331751/can-eu-walk-strategic-autonomy-tightrope-china-us-tug-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3331751/can-eu-walk-strategic-autonomy-tightrope-china-us-tug-war?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:00:16 +0000 Shi Jiangtao Shi Jiangtao This year marks half a century of formal diplomatic relations between China and the European Union as well as the 25th anniversary of the founding of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. In this, the fourth part of the series, Shi Jiangtao looks at how the issue of Taiwan is overshadowing the relationship. As mainland China and the European Union mark 50 years of diplomatic ties, there is growing concern in Beijing that the bloc may be undermining its one-China policy, as Brussels –... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3322001/why-eu-stance-taiwan-growing-cause-concern-mainland-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3322001/why-eu-stance-taiwan-growing-cause-concern-mainland-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:00:11 +0000 Shi Jiangtao Shi Jiangtao This year marks half a century of formal diplomatic relations between China and the European Union as well as the 25th anniversary of the founding of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. In this, the first of a series of reports examining ties between the two powers, Shi Jiangtao looks at the influence the United States has on the relationship. China has ramped up efforts to mend ties with the European Union ahead of a planned bilateral summit later this month, seeking to capitalise... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3319145/can-china-get-us-out-way-better-ties-europe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3319145/can-china-get-us-out-way-better-ties-europe?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:00:43 +0000