https://www.scmp.com/rss/524639/feed The latest news and top stories on Cai Run, a seasoned career diplomat, he assumed the role of Chinese Ambassador to the European Union in 2024. His extensive background includes serving as Ambassador to Israel (2021-2024) and Portugal (2015-2020), and as Minister Counsellor in Washington D.C. (2005-2008). He has been instrumental in fostering technological, economic, and cultural ties, notably under the Belt and Road initiative, and contributing to strategic dialogues. His responsibilities now... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham As a flurry of European leaders flock to China, a different diplomatic dynamic has taken shape in Brussels, exposing deep-seated problems in the relationship between the EU and China. Several sources described a deliberate slowing of high-level appointments with Chinese diplomats in the Belgian capital – an effort to reciprocate the lack of access EU diplomats receive in Beijing. In the Chinese capital, the EU ambassador, Jorge Toledo, has been effectively frozen out of meetings with relevant... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343198/cold-shoulder-china-and-eu-diplomatic-stand-ahead-munich-showdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343198/cold-shoulder-china-and-eu-diplomatic-stand-ahead-munich-showdown?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:22:29 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham A German man who used to work for a far-right member of the European Parliament has been jailed for spying for China. Jian Guo was sentenced to four years and nine months on Tuesday, according to the news agency dpa. The Higher Regional Court of Dresden found the former aide to Maximilian Krah, a controversial but high-profile member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, guilty of passing information about parliamentary negotiations and decisions to contacts in China’s intelligence... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327426/far-right-german-politicians-former-aide-jailed-spying-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327426/far-right-german-politicians-former-aide-jailed-spying-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:27:26 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham The European Union has sanctioned two small Chinese banks in its latest package of measures designed to hobble Russia’s war machine, despite a warning from Beijing to expect consequences. Suifenhe Rural Commercial Bank and Heihe Rural Commercial Bank, two regional lenders from cities close to China’s border with Russia, were blacklisted in the 18th package of sanctions agreed on Friday morning, diplomatic sources confirmed. The development has been weeks in the making, with Slovakia withdrawing... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3318793/european-union-sanctions-2-chinese-banks-over-aid-russia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3318793/european-union-sanctions-2-chinese-banks-over-aid-russia?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:40:49 +0000