It is a clear requirement of the Chinese government to increase the dependency of other states and at the same time reduce its own dependency
Media mentions – China
People mostly say that the risks and benefits are balanced, so they do not recognize that economic relationship with China as particularly risky and therefore requiring some rebalancing
The exchange [between Xi Jinping and Putin] neatly encapsulates the contemporary Chinese way of thinking about the emerging global order – or, rather, disorder
China is trying to establish itself as a privileged partner of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries in the energy transition, threatening European leadership in this domain
On paper, the signing of a strategic partnership upgrades Palestine’s bilateral relations with China to the same levels as those enjoyed by Morocco and Jordan
Rhetoric aside, China has shown no willingness to invest serious diplomatic capital in the thankless task of trying to relaunch Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
The Ukrainians have made it very clear in their communication that they reject the Chinese peace plan
The prevailing view in almost every country included in our survey is that the risks and benefits of Europe’s trade and investment relations with China are balanced
Jana Puglierin and Pawel Zerka comment on how Europeans perceive China according to their latest polling report