What's cooking in Brussels?
Pressure cooker in Brussels, Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv and elections in France – this is what's on the Brussels menu this week.
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Pressure cooker in Brussels, Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv and elections in France – this is what's on the Brussels menu this week.
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Vice Premier Liu He is considered a confidant of China's President Xi Jinping and his chief economic advisors. The 70-year-old pushes for a greater market economy and stronger internationalization, and even gains the attention of foreign stock exchanges in the process. The incumbent Premier Li Keqiang is left out in the cold. Could Xi have big plans for Liu?
Von Frank Sieren
The EU-China summit largely failed to produce any results. But who is to blame? Experts believe that poor preparation was one of the reasons for the failed summit. The EU did not respond to the Chinese ideas. The EU also blindsided its interlocutors by abruptly changing the agenda. Much of Europe's China policy is based on misjudgments.
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Der EU-China-Gipfel blieb weitgehend ohne Ergebnis. Doch wessen Schuld ist das? Expert:innen sehen die Ursache für das Scheitern auch in schlechter Vorbereitung der Gespräche. Die EU sei nicht auf die chinesischen Vorstellungen eingegangen. Außerdem habe sie ihre Gesprächspartner durch eine abrupte Änderung der Tagesordnung vor den Kopf gestoßen. Viel der europäischen China-Politik beruhe generell auf Fehleinschätzungen.
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