Amelie Richter

Amelie Richter keeps an eye on everything happening between the European Union and China for China.Table - from Huawei and human rights issues to the CAI investment agreement, challenges for Nato, and the 17+1 format between Eastern and Central European states and Beijing. She lives in France and has worked as an editor for China.Table Professional Briefing since January 2021. As an expert on the EU and China, Richter reports from a global perspective on two regions with great cultural differences and an equally great interdependence. Previously, she worked for Deutsche Presse-Agentur in Sydney, Mexico City, Strasbourg, Brussels and Paris.

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EU trade commissioner Dombrovskis pressed for a fair trade environment between the European Union and the People's Republic in Shanghai. continue reading →

Within the European External Action Service (EEAS), the pool of candidates to succeed Asia Director Gunnar Wiegand is shrinking. The current deputy Wiegand, Paola Pampaloni, the Swedish diplomat Niclas Kvarnström and the Latvian diplomat Baiba Braže are in the running for the position, EU sources confirmed on Thursday. Accordingly, a decision on the appointment is […] continue reading →

France seeks better access to the Chinese market and a “more balanced” trade relationship – but does not want to decouple from the world’s second-largest economy, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stressed in Beijing on Sunday. Le Maire said at a press conference in Beijing that he did not want to encounter legislative or […] continue reading →

The EU Commission wants to reduce its dependence on the People's Republic and is presenting its first all-encompassing strategy for economic security. One instrument in particular is likely to face strong opposition from the member states. continue reading →

EU foreign ministers will discuss the EU’s strategic reorientation toward China at their informal meeting in Stockholm. The topic will be on the agenda of the Gymnich meeting in the Swedish capital on Friday afternoon. EU foreign affairs envoy Josep Borrell, who will chair the meeting, had repeatedly called for a recalibration of the China […] continue reading →

China has warned the European Union against sanctions against companies from the People’s Republic in connection with the Russian war against Ukraine. If such a step were to be taken, bilateral relations would deteriorate, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday. China will then take decisive measures to protect its interests, it said.The EU Commission […] continue reading →

China's top diplomat in France, Lu Shaye, has questioned the sovereignty of the former states of the Soviet Union. The Baltic EU states see this as proof that China cannot act as a mediator in the war against Ukraine. On Monday, the EU foreign ministers will discuss the incident. continue reading →

One visit, two styles: Macron and Xi woo each other. Von der Leyen seems less charming in comparison, but instead comes across as open and direct. The Head of the European Commission maintains the critical tone of her keynote speech during the visit to Beijing. However, Xi does not begrudge the two Europeans any public successes regarding discussions on Ukraine. continue reading →

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy before her trip to China. Ukraine will be an important topic during meetings with China’s leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, von der Leyen wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “The EU wants a just peace that respects Ukraine’s […] continue reading →

The French President and the head of the EU Commission have a difficult mission ahead of them in Beijing: to present EU and national interests in a unified manner. While von der Leyen insists on a "de-risking" of trade relations, Macron hopes for thick economic contracts with the People's Republic. continue reading →

In her speech on EU-China relations, the head of the EU Commission was more confrontational than ever before. This sets a clear tone before her joint China visit with France's President Macron. It is obvious that this will not go down well in Beijing. But even a positive response in Brussels is questionable. continue reading →

The EU Commission wants to invest around €45 million in electric buses in Kenya as part of its alternative to Beijing’s New Silk Road. On the sidelines of a meeting between EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Kenya’s President William Ruto in Brussels, a memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed, the […] continue reading →

The EU institutions have agreed on an instrument against economic blackmail attempts from China. However, the use of the "anti-coercion instrument" is supposed to be only a last resort. Whether the instrument could now also help in the current prime example of the trade embargo against Lithuania remains open. continue reading →

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has rejected several complaints against anti-dumping duties on Chinese-subsidized fiber optic products from Egypt. With Wednesday’s decision, the CJEU upheld the countervailing duties. The continuous glass fiber products are subsidized by China but imported into the EU by Egyptian companies. This was the first time Chinese […] continue reading →

The EU Commission has prohibited the use of the Chinese video app TikTok on business cell phones of EU officials and MEPs for the time being. Staff received instructions to that effect on Thursday, Commission spokeswoman Sonya Gospodinova confirmed. The ban is said to be temporary. However, Gospodinova did not explain under what conditions the […] continue reading →

Several human rights organizations have spoken out against the resumption of the human rights dialogue between China and the EU. It should remain suspended until the conditions for “tangible results and progress” are met, the organizations wrote in an open letter to EU Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell. The EU and China plan to meet […] continue reading →

China and the EU will resume their human rights dialogue this week, which has been suspended for several years. A meeting as part of the dialogue is scheduled for this Friday, a spokeswoman for the EU Commission confirmed to China.Table on Tuesday. The EU expects the resumption to allow for “focused discussions on a broad […] continue reading →

The EU wants to counter Chinese and Russian disinformation campaigns more effectively with a new platform. A newly created “Information Sharing and Analysis Centre” within the Diplomatic Service of the European Union (EEAS) will track disinformation from outside the EU and also coordinate with the 27 member states and civil society actors, EU chief diplomat […] continue reading →