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China's diplomatic, military, economic and technological assertiveness, as well as its growing rivalry with the United States, raise certain apprehensions among its neighbors and Europeans alike.

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We need to talk about Xi Jinping: G7’s discord over powerful trading partner

27 October 2022
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Disagreements have opened up about strategy when China is also seen as an existential threat. Western powers in the G7 group of nations are failing to coordinate their China strategies, senior western officials admit, adding that the need to do so has been given sharp impetus by Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power at this month’s Communist party congress.

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'Xi Jinping's religious crackdown signals the party's inability to control people's minds'

24 October 2022
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The decline of the Marxist utopia and the collapse of traditional ethics have created a moral and spiritual vacuum, forging a path for religions, notes Asia specialist Claude Meyer.

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Japan’s Africa aid rivals China in terms of ‘quality over quantity’: analysts

02 October 2022
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Japan has been investing in the continent for longer than China and applies international standards to its infrastructure financing, analysts said. Its pockets may not be as deep, but its support of good governance and democratic principles makes it a tempting development partner for African states.

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Meet the woman researching the geopolitics of technology

30 March 2022
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Alice Pannier is leading a new programme looking at the relationship between technology and geopolitical alliances. Recent events have proven this to be more important than ever.

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France returns its ambassador to Australia, but years of antagonism lie ahead

08 October 2021
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France is eager to prevent the crisis from spiralling further as it recognises it is in its national interest, and President Macron’s favour, to end it. But damage has been done, writes Ahmed Aboudouh.

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China Space Station First Step in Country's Plans to Colonize Space

17 June 2021
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China's far-reaching ambition for a permanent presence in outer space began in earnest on Thursday with the launch of its first crew bound for a new space station.

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China's Mix of Aggressive and Charming Coronavirus Diplomacy could Worsen Europe's Fractures, Report warns

01 May 2020
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A prominent French think tank has warned that China's so-called "mask diplomacy" amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic threatens to further exacerbate divisions within the European Union, with Beijing tailoring its approach to suit different nations. The French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) published a new report Thursday detailing how coronavirus could alter EU-China relations, both during the outbreak and in the long-term.

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Coronavirus: China wants to lead the fight against Covid-19, but can it overcome the mistrust?

27 April 2020
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With the United States gripped by a domestic struggle with Covid-19, China appears to have stepped into its shoes as a global provider.

Perspectives on European integration and China-Europe cooperation

27 April 2020
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Françoise Nicolas, director of Ifri's Asian Studies Center, spoke during a webseminar on European integration and China-Europe cooperation, organized by Chinese think tank CCG.

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China wants its diplomats to show more fighting spirit. It may not be intended to win over the rest of the world

12 April 2020
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The rise of the so-called ‘wolf warriors’ heralds a more aggressive approach to promoting the country’s official line. Analysts warn this is likely to harm the country’s image even if their careers benefit as a result.

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Xi Jinping’s Conquest of China’s National Security Apparatus

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01 July 2021
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One indisputable trend of Xi Jinping’s leadership since taking up the reins of government in 2012 has been the reaffirming of the Party’s control over the state, the army, society, and the economy. To this aim, establishing heightened control over the national security apparatus has been his means as much as an end. Xi has thus strengthened the Party’s overall security authority through major institutional and legal reforms.

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A Rough Year Ahead for the China-France Strategic Partnership

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05 February 2021
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2020 has been a challenging year for the world economy. Although the magnitude of the shock triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic differed widely from one country to another, no economy was left unscathed. 

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France’s incoherent China policy confuses partners

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22 October 2020
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On 21 July 2020, French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire participated remotely in the High Level Economic and Financial Dialogue with Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua.

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Ambitious New Climate Goals Shouldn't Let China off the Hook

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30 September 2020
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Xi Jinping’s announcement of carbon neutrality is impeccably timed, but the hard part lies ahead.

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The Belt and Road: China's "Community of Destiny" for Southeast Asia?

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18 June 2020
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As a frontline zone and a pivot, Southeast Asia is both a testing ground and a showcase of China’s ambitions in developing a grand cooperative scheme. Creating mutually positive linkages is crucial for both partners, if not for the same reasons.

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Economy and Diplomacy: China’s two Challenges in the Post-Covid-19 World

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19 May 2020
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Will China rise stronger from the pandemic? A flow of media reports and op-eds have recently flourished, forecasting the decline of the West and the triumph of China on the world stage amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have declared the dawn of a “post-Western world”.

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China’s Belt & Road and the World: Competing Forms of Globalization

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24 April 2019
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China increasingly sees its flagship foreign policy project as a tool for restructuring global governance and a vector for promoting a new form of globalization.

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France and China's Belt and Road Initiative

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08 April 2019
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Under President Macron, France has staked out a positive but principled position towards China's BRI.

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Xi Jinping’s Institutional Reforms: Environment over Energy?

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02 October 2018
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During its two sessions (lianghui) in March 2018, the National People’s Congress (NPC) announced China’s most important institutional reforms in the last 30 years. These changes occurred right after Xi Jinping consolidated his power and at a time when stakeholders working in the energy field were expecting more clarity on policy orientations. 

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Chinese Investment in Europe. A Country-Level Approach

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14 December 2017
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Chinese investments in Europe have surged in recent years, becoming both a source of hope and growing concern across the continent.

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IFRI's Alice Ekman on Emmanuel Macron's state visit to China

08 January 2018
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On his first state visit to China, the French president has pushed for more European involvement in China's ambitious multi-billion dollar project to revive the ancient Silk Road trade route. China specialist Alice Ekman talks to RFI's Amanda Morrow about how China is likely to respond to pressure from France.

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China and the “Definition Gap”: Shaping Global Governance in Words

04 November 2017
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Increasingly, China’s diplomacy is using key words commonly used by liberal democracies, but the meaning differs greatly. This evolution is changing the terms of the debate without changing a single term.

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At the 2016 Xiangshan Forum, China Outlines a Vision for Regional Security Governance

15 October 2016
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Beijing has a plan for a new regional security architecture, and it’s not based around alliances.

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China Gets French Wine in Exchange for Chemicals on First Run by ‘New Silk Road’ Train

23 April 2016
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The first freight train from Wuhan, in China, to Lyon, in France, reached its destination Thursday, carrying a cargo of mechanical, electrical, and chemical products — goods that are generally transported between the two countries by ship.

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Chinese missile crisis? Escalation over disputed China Sea islands

18 February 2016
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Reports have emerged that China has set up a missile launch base on Woody Island, part of an archipelago disputed with Taiwan and Vietnam. This comes just as the US President was wrapping up an ASEAN summit to strengthen ties after the recent Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. How will this shape policy not only among Washington's traditional allies in the region but also in countries like Vietnam? Once again, a war-weary US is being called upon and has to look at the broader picture.

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Faut-il avoir peur de la Chine?

20 February 2015
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A l'occasion du nouvel an chinois, Stéphanie Gallet et ses invités s'intéressent à la Chine, géant d'Asie, colosse économique et pays parmi les plus pollués au monde.

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The European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC) is a gathering of China experts from a selection of European research institutes. It is devoted to the policy-oriented study of Chinese foreign policy and relations between China and European countries as well as China and the EU. It facilitates regular exchanges among participating researchers with a view to deepening the understanding within the European policy and research community and the broader public of how Europe, as a complex set of actors, relates with China and how China’s development and evolving global role is likely to impact the future of Europe. The network’s discussions and analyses take a decidedly ‘bottom-up’ approach, accounting for the various aspects of bilateral relations between European countries and China, and the points of convergence and divergence among EU member states in order to examine EU-China relations in a realistic and comprehensive way. The views presented in ETNC reports are the sole responsibility of the signed authors and do not in any way represent the views of all members of the ETNC, its participating institutions, nor the institutions with which the authors are affiliated.

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Asia is a nerve center for multiple global economic, political and security challenges. The Center for Asian Studies provides documented expertise and a platform for discussion on Asian issues to accompany decision makers and explain and contextualize developments in the region for the sake of a larger public dialogue.

The Center's research is organized along two major axes: relations between Asia's major powers and the rest of the world; and internal economic and social dynamics of Asian countries. The Center's research focuses primarily on China, Japan, India, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific, but also covers Southeast Asia, the Korean peninsula and the Pacific Islands. 

The Centre for Asian Studies maintains close institutional links with counterpart research institutes in Europe and Asia, and its researchers regularly carry out fieldwork in the region.

The Center organizes closed-door roundtables, expert-level seminars and a number of public events, including an Annual Conference, that welcome experts from Asia, Europe and the United States. The work of Center’s researchers, as well as that of their partners, is regularly published in the Center’s electronic journal Asie.Visions.

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