World Review from the New Statesman

Are China and the EU headed for a trade war? With Bruno Maçães


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As the European Union weighs new sanctions on Chinese companies, which could be announced later this week, Katie Stallard speaks to Bruno Maçães, a former Portuguese Europe minister andthe New Statesman's foreign affairs correspondent,about his recent interview with Fu Cong, China's ambassador to the EU.


They also discuss Beijing's likely response to the new measures, what the fall-out would be for EU-China relations, and about the difficult balancing act Chinese diplomats have sought to strike since the start of Russia's war against Ukraine. Plus, how the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency in the US is provoking unease in the corridors of Brussels. 


Read more:

 

Ambassador Fu Cong: “Europe will not become a vassal to China”

 

The world according to Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin

 

China’s hollow peace plan for Ukraine



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