Time’s up: China’s coming battle for market economy status
The China analysis draws on Chinese sources to assess how the issue looks from China, teasing out the common ground, and points of disagreement
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China’s market economy status and the European interest
“China’s market economy status and the European interest” argues that the question of market economy status is a red herring
Into Africa: China’s global security shift
China is taking on a new military role in Africa, seeking to boost its image as a great power that promotes peace and security worldwide
Absorb and conquer: An EU approach to Russian and Chinese integration in Eurasia
Europe shouldn’t be afraid of Russian and Chinese efforts to integrate the Eurasian landmass, but should absorb them into its international order
Eternally displaced: Afghanistan’s refugee crisis and what it means for Europe
To stem the influx of Afghan refugees, Europe needs to turn to Asian partners, working not only with Kabul but with its neighbours
Xi’s army: Reform and loyalty in the PLA
China’s military reforms will give it greater capacity to project power overseas and will strengthen political control over the PLA
China, the yuan and the IMF: Double or quits?
China faces a stark choice: double down or back down on market reforms in order to achieve its long-held ambition of establishing the yuan…
European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2016
The sixth ECFR Foreign Policy Scorecard highlights the EU’s diminishing ability to influence its neighbours, and the neighbourhood’s growing impact on the EU
Danger on the High Seas: The East Asian Security Challenge
Europe’s member states have too much to lose from a maritime conflict in East Asia to maintain their current position as a cautious observers
China: Hitting the middle income wall
Worries over China’s economic performance in 2015 will continue into the future – and are breaking through into Chinese media