
MEPs Offer China a Thaw Conditional on Pressure Against Moscow
The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs delegation is turning the normalization of relations with Beijing into a bargaining chip to secure Russian concessions in Ukraine.

The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs delegation is turning the normalization of relations with Beijing into a bargaining chip to secure Russian concessions in Ukraine.

The EU and China will engage in consultations until October on trade deficit, export controls, intellectual property rights and the WTO reform–without Beijing having offered real concessions so far.

Micheal Martin will travel to Shanghai after meetings in Beijing, focusing on trade, EU-China relations and global security issues.

The Commission’s carbon border tax will likely increase the EU’s external economic vulnerability.