Investment screening: A victory for Europe
This week, the EU reached a political agreement on a framework for screening foreign direct investment at unprecedented speed, and took a step forward in building trust
François Godement
Hand-outs and bail-outs: China’s lobbyists in Italy
Italy's new coalition government is moving the country on the path to bankruptcy, causing Italy to look overseas at China for support in pressuring the EU to bail them out
China and the last of the multilateralists
As the trade war between China and the United States heats up, Europeans should think hard about who they turn to for assistance
Big in Asia: Behind the rhetoric of EU relations with China and Japan
The last ten days have been big for the EU and its partners in Asia, namely China and Japan. With EU-China and EU-Japan summits resulting in historic agreements, the EU is slowly strengthening its relationships with allies to the east.
Trump cannot bring Europe and China together
Donald Trump’s attack on the international trading system is changing the EU's relationship with China
Trump-Kim summit: Gambler’s diplomacy
The agreement is a dead end sold as the road to denuclearisation and peace – and, as such, it beggars belief
Birds of different feathers: why the North Korea and Iran problems require distinct solutions
Europe’s most useful role is to push for steady American policies. It is also to convince Iran that a compromise on missiles is in its own interest.
The ECFR Power Audits
The four power audits show that Europeans, particularly when working together, retain the capacity to cooperate and compete effectively with all these powers. But they also show that, in each case, Europe is failing to do so.
The Inter-Korean Summit: Peace is not – yet – at hand
North Korea is not yet denuclearized. To get there, China will have to play significant role in the negotiations.
Why China (probably) won’t go to trade war with America
The US protecting its own technology is not the same as a trade war. But were such a war to emerge, it may well be the apparently invulnerable Xi Jinping rather than the bullishly confident Donald Trump who finds his country worse off as a result
Publications
The China dream goes digital: Technology in the age of Xi
Introduction François Godement Developments in the digital and artificial intelligence arenas in China have attracted so much hype abroad that…
The Trump opportunity: Chinese perceptions of the US administration
Four views from our authors on Chinese and Taiwanese views of the roots of Trump’s strategy and trade policy, and Chinese blind spots
The United Nations of China: A vision of the world order
China has already brought the world “Socialism with Chinese characteristics”. Will its next goal be a “United Nations with Chinese characteristics”?
China at the gates: A new power audit of EU-China relations
Europeans should adopt more realist positions vis-à-vis China, to defend their own interests and urgently restore balance in the relationship
Pre-empting defeat: In search of North Korea’s nuclear doctrine
Pyongyang’s is prepared to carry out a pre-emptive nuclear strike against both military and civilian targets if it detects an imminent attack
China and the Mediterranean: Open for business?
Introduction Partnering with China on its ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative, also known as the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI), is often like looking at…
Discipline and punish: Party power under Xi
Why China’s President has made Party discipline a centrepiece of his administration
Expanded ambitions, shrinking achievements: How China sees the global order
Policy recommendations Stay true to the EU’s values In the current political climate of eroding values and principles, there are two temptations that EU member…
Big is beautiful? State-owned enterprise mergers under Xi Jinping
Chinese state-owned enterprise mergers raise fears of ‘too big to regulate’ companies
China and Russia: Gaming the West
The latest edition of China Analysis assesses the growing relationship between Russia and China
Articles
Investment screening: A victory for Europe
This week, the EU reached a political agreement on a framework for screening foreign direct investment at unprecedented speed, and took a step forward in building trust
Hand-outs and bail-outs: China’s lobbyists in Italy
Italy's new coalition government is moving the country on the path to bankruptcy, causing Italy to look overseas at China for support in pressuring the EU to bail them out
China and the last of the multilateralists
As the trade war between China and the United States heats up, Europeans should think hard about who they turn to for assistance
Big in Asia: Behind the rhetoric of EU relations with China and Japan
The last ten days have been big for the EU and its partners in Asia, namely China and Japan. With EU-China and EU-Japan summits resulting in historic agreements, the EU is slowly strengthening its relationships with allies to the east.
Trump cannot bring Europe and China together
Donald Trump’s attack on the international trading system is changing the EU's relationship with China
Trump-Kim summit: Gambler’s diplomacy
The agreement is a dead end sold as the road to denuclearisation and peace – and, as such, it beggars belief
Birds of different feathers: why the North Korea and Iran problems require distinct solutions
Europe’s most useful role is to push for steady American policies. It is also to convince Iran that a compromise on missiles is in its own interest.
The ECFR Power Audits
The four power audits show that Europeans, particularly when working together, retain the capacity to cooperate and compete effectively with all these powers. But they also show that, in each case, Europe is failing to do so.
The Inter-Korean Summit: Peace is not – yet – at hand
North Korea is not yet denuclearized. To get there, China will have to play significant role in the negotiations.
Why China (probably) won’t go to trade war with America
The US protecting its own technology is not the same as a trade war. But were such a war to emerge, it may well be the apparently invulnerable Xi Jinping rather than the bullishly confident Donald Trump who finds his country worse off as a result
Specials
What does India think?
Indians are many, as are their demands, aspirations, and ideas
Podcasts
Summer series: Political and strategic dimensions of European sovereignty
Mark Leonard speaks with Francois Godement and Jeremy Shapiro about what kind of leverage Europe can have over America and other great powers. And should…
Is our China policy hostage to transatlantic relations?
A follow-up discussion to “China at the gates: A new power audit of EU – China relations” by François Godement & Abigaël Vasselier. Speaker is…
Europe and the great powers
Mark Leonard speaks with Asli Aydıntaşbaş, Kadri Liik, François Godement and Jeremy Shapiro about Europe’s relations with the US, China, Russia and Turkey. The podcast…
The future of Europe-China relations.
Mark Leonard speaks to François Godement and Abigaël Vasselier from the ECFR Asia & China team to get their reactions to President Macron's recent visit…
La Chine aux portes de l’Europe
Discussion avec Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, directeur du bureau de Paris de l'ECFR et François Godement, directeur du programme Asie de l'ECFR du 18/12/2017…
Is there a ‘collateral dividend’ to Trumpian foreign policy?
ECFR’s director Mark Leonard discusses Trump's foreign policy and its global consequences with ECFR's research director, Jeremy Shapiro, ECFR's Russia expert, Kadri Liik and ECFR's…
What did we learn from China’s Party Congress?
ECFR’s director Mark Leonard discusses the major takeways from China’s 19th Party Congress with ECFR’s head of Asia & China programme François Godement and China…
Le 19ème Congrès et la Chine de Xi Jinping
Podcast du Black Coffee Morning “Le 19ème Congrès et la Chine de Xi Jinping” du 13/10/2017 animé par François Bougon, auteur du tout…
Conference: Should foreign investment be screened?
On June 8th 2017, ECFR'S Asia Program together with the EU-Japan Centre and the Federation of German Industries (BDI) organised a conference on the issue…
ECFR Discussion: Should foreign investment be screened?
On June 8th 2017, ECFR'S Asia Program together with the EU-Japan Centre and the Federation of German Industries (BDI) organised a conference on the issue…
Events
11 Mar
Identifying and countering China’s global digital strategy
NBR, Institut Montaigne (IM), and ECFR partner for a joint virtual event to discuss China’s global digital strategy
In the media
Francois Godement quoted by Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias on Portugal and Spain's differences regarding the Chinese Belt & Road initiative.
François Godement is interviewed by Le Figaro regarding China-US relations
The book written by François Godement and Abigaël Vasselier “La Chine est aujourd'hui solidement ancrée en Europe” is quoted by Les Echos
François Godement is quoted by Les Grands Dossiers de Diplomatie regarding France's role in Asia
Director of the Asia & China programme François Godement quoted by the South China Morning Post on the new EU infrastructure fund rivalling China's Belt and Road Initiative