China Germany: Xinhua
The German federal election is still eight months away. Some in the German political realm have begun to ponder the China policy of the post-Merkel era. But before we grasp an idea of what this entails, we'd better re-examine the China-Germany trajectory under Chancellor Angela Merkel.

In her almost 16-year tenure as Germa......

From May 31 to June 2, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Germany and Belgium. A week before, US President Donald Trump’s first European trip had just ended in discord. Li’s visit has thus attracted much attention of international media, European outlets in particular.
Generally speaking, the visit has brought China and Europe closer, which is m......

China-Europe relationship was for a long time determined by the overall US-Soviet relations during the Cold War. It became one emphasizing trade and business ties after the Cold War ended. In more recent years, however, the two sides showed increasing willingness to move their ties beyond that pattern. In 2017, both China and the EU took a new loo......

EU President Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Trump 
US President Donald Trump's July 25 meeting with EU President Jean-Claude Juncker and the joint statement they? released afterwards have attracted attention in the US, Europe, and China. Ever since the Trump administration launched trade wars against China and the EU, serious economic tensions hav......

The 2017 presidential election of France has been viewed as the most important election of the year for Europe and even the world. It would determine not just the future of France but also make a decisive impact on the destiny of the European Union. It is precisely because of this that the election has received an unusual amount of international pu......

There has been some degree of tension in relations between China and the European Union lately. On March 22, the EU Foreign Ministers Meeting announced sanctions against China, citing alleged human rights issues in Xinjiang. It was the first time the EU had taken such a step in the last 30 years, and it will undoubtedly have a serious negative impa......

From March 21 to 26, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid state visits to Italy, Monaco, and France. The visits attracted broad international attention not only as Xi’s first overseas trip of 2019, but also because the European Council just released its China policy paper entitled “EU-China: A Strategic Outlook,” prompting heated discussion about w......

Since President Trump took office, U.S. trade relations with China have seen escalating tensions. Many in China are worried that Europe may side with the United States and pile pressure on China. Yet, the G7 Summit, which just concluded at the French seaside resort of Biarritz, showed that Europe and the United States diverge with and even increasi......

Interactions between China and the European Union increased notably in June. President Xi Jinping had phone calls with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron. Then the China-EU Strategic Dialogue was held via video link. Now both sides are preparing the online China-EU Summit, which is set for the end of this month.
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The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe has dealt a heavy blow to Europe. Italy, Spain, France and the United Kingdom have been particularly hard hit. So far, Europe accounts for half the world's confirmed cases and deaths.
Europe was hit hard primarily because it seriously underestimated the danger at the beginning and subseque......