Could the dream of a “G3” between the EU, China and the US ever become a reality? Or will the EU remain in the sidelines? Francois Godement argues in a piece for Le Monde that to avoid irrelevance, the EU needs to decide what it wants from China. (article in French)
The internal Chinese response to the Copenhagen climate conference
The economic crisis has strengthened Chinese power relative to the rest of the world. Now, if Europe is to make its limited influence count on issues ranging from Iranian proliferation to climate change and the Dalai Lama, it needs to develop a global China policy
The Copenhagen Climate Conference showed the world that China was willing to use its power aggresively. But although it walked away without having given an inch, Beijing should worry about over-playing a strong hand
“Whatever works”. Is this Obama’s key Asia policy?
Daniel Korski dans le Monde sur l?op?ration Mushtarak en Afghanistan et pourquoi elle doit ?tre une campagne militaire et politique et pas simplement une bataille
There is one worrying element to Greece’s financial tragedy that people seem to have forgotten: Greece first turned to Beijing for help
Spain’s call for the EU to lift the arms embargo against China suffers from bad timing and blundering diplomacy
It is time for the West to stop dreaming and adopt more pragmatic goals in Afghanistan
The latest issue of China Analysis looks at Beijing’s willingness to strengthen international economic governance