China raised high expectations in Central and Eastern Europe with 16+1 talks. But what followed was great disillusionment. Ten years after its founding, the format is on the verge of collapse. It is up to the EU to use this opportunity, but so far it has failed to do so.
By Michael Radunski
Many details of the EU supply chain law are still unclear – but it is already clear that the planned law will significantly impact exchanges with China. European companies fear a deterioration in trade relations. For Baerbel Kofler, State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, however, the focus must be on the impact in non-EU countries.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The government colossus responds to the surge in infection numbers. New fever clinics are to cushion the influx of the sick. Unfortunately, there is little progress on transparency.
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Amidst mounting social frustration and protests and record-low Q4 economic data, China’s government further relaxed its Covid control measures with the 7 December announcement of the “ten new measures” – a 180-degree turn-around from the “doubling down on zero” strategy less than a month ago. This abrupt exit from Zero-Covid has already led to a hike of positive cases in Beijing and other major cities, over-priced cold medicines and over-stretched medical resources.
By Experts Table.Briefings