27/11/2020
China is in the midst of a long-term effort to develop a world-class space program with a strong military and national security component.
China
Françoise NICOLAS
Senior Research Fellow and Director of Ifri's Center for Asian Studies
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John SEAMAN
Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies
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Marc JULIENNE
Research Fellow, Head of China Research, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
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Claude MEYER
Senior Advisor, Center for Asian Studies
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24/11/2020
This report is a result of a wide-scale study of public opinion on China in 13 European countries,1 conducted in September and October 2020, on the research sample representative with respect to gender, age, level of education, country region, and settlement density. Here, we focus on the...
16/11/2020
In September and October 2020, the Sinophone Borderlands project at Palacký University Olomouc conducted a wide-scale survey of public opinion on China in 13 European countries. The polled countries include: Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia,...
Asia - China - Europe - Russia / NIS
22/10/2020
On 21 July 2020, French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire participated remotely in the High Level Economic and Financial Dialogue with Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua.
21/10/2020
This study assesses the prospects of a hydrogen economy with Chinese characteristics. Against the backdrop of an escalating US-China trade war and the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, key Chinese stakeholders become increasingly interested in moving the hydrogen economy agenda...
15/10/2020
As international relations are increasingly reorganized around the US-China rivalry, the tensions between these two great powers are shaping a growing number of sectors, and the exchange of sensitive technologies in particular. This is a critical issue for European companies today. <...>
Economy - Germany (Cerfa) - United States - China - Europe
05/10/2020
At first glance, China and Turkey have many interests to cooperate. The deployment of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Turkey's colossal investment and financing needs, as well as President Erdogan's mistrust of the West, appear as many converging interests. Yet economic cooperation...
30/09/2020
Xi Jinping’s announcement of carbon neutrality is impeccably timed, but the hard part lies ahead.
18/09/2020
When politics catches up to the economy. In the wake of the EU-China summit, what can we expect from the bilateral relations? 2020 was supposed to be the year of EU-China relations. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has quickly disrupted the positive expectations.
29/07/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a harsh spotlight on the state of global governance. Faced with the greatest emergency since the Second World War, nations have regressed into narrow self-interest. The concept of a rules-based international order has been stripped of meaning, while...
from 10:30 to 11:30
- Videoconference
Technological Revolution and Regional Order in East Asia Webinar Series
Against an increasingly tense backdrop of geopolitical competition, a new wave of rapid technological change is likely to transform the regional landscape of East Asia.
30
Nov
2020
from 10:30 to 11:30
- Videoconference
Conversation on Technological Change and its Implications, with Audrey Tang, Digital Minister, Taiwan Videoconference
To conclude our webinar series on "Technological Revolution and Regional Order in East Asia", we will host Audrey Tang, Digital Minister of Taiwan, to discuss the scope of...
29
Oct
2020
from 15:30 to 17:00
- Ifri Conferences
Conference with Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Foreign Secretary of the Republic of India
Conference/debate with Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Foreign Secretary of the Republic of India.
Debate chaired by Thomas Gomart, Director of Ifri.
27
Oct
2020
from 09:00 to 12:15
- Videoconference
Trade, Investments, Technology, Climate Change, Human Rights:How should the EU Deal with China? International videoconference
A little more than 40 years since China's opening and reform it has risen to a comprehensive global power which is a strategic partner, but also a competitor and even a strategic rival for the EU. The expectation that China's system of governance would gradually converge with a liberal, open,...
07
Oct
2020
from 09:00 to 11:00
- Videoconference
China's energy and climate policies post COVID-19 Closed seminar
China is in the spotlight: clearances for new coal fired power plants have multiplied and the country aims to foster electrification of end-uses.
17
Sep
2020
from 09:00 to 10:00
- Videoconference
Is China the New Driving Force of European Integration? Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
21
Jul
2020
from 14:30 to 15:30
- Videoconference
Hong Kong after the National Security Law Closed-door virtual discussion
The National Security Law that entered into force in Hong Kong on 30 June is a game changer for the city. How are Hong Kong's authorities adjusting? How might this impact Hong Kong's role as a bridge to China and a major international financial center?
30
Jun
2020
from 17:30 to 18:30
- Videoconference
Is it Time to Reassess EU-China Relations with Covid 19? Closed-door Seminar Series - German Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Before the Covid 19 crisis, the German presidency had set an ambitious agenda for EU-China relations, in particular with the prospect of an EU-China summit in Leipzig in September.
18
Jun
2020
from 14:30 to 15:30
- Videoconference
The Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) in Southeast Asia after COVID-19: Towards a New Deal? Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
A "Les Jeudis de l'Ifri" videoconference around Sophie BOISSEAU du ROCHER, Associate Research Fellow at Ifri's Center for Asian Studies.
23
Apr
2020
from 14:30 to 15:30
- Videoconference
Has Covid-19 Contaminated Value Chains in East Asia? Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
A "Les Jeudis de l'Ifri" videoconference around Françoise NICOLAS, Director of Ifri's Center for Asian Studies.
02/05/2020
At the start of the pandemic, Europe and China helped one other. Then the mood changed.
01/05/2020
A prominent French think tank has warned that China's so-called "mask diplomacy" amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic threatens to further exacerbate divisions within the European Union, with Beijing tailoring its approach to suit different nations. The French Institute of...
27/04/2020
With the United States gripped by a domestic struggle with Covid-19, China appears to have stepped into its shoes as a global provider.
27/04/2020
Françoise Nicolas, director of Ifri's Asian Studies Center, spoke during a webseminar on European integration and China-Europe cooperation, organized by Chinese think tank CCG.
12/04/2020
The rise of the so-called ‘wolf warriors’ heralds a more aggressive approach to promoting the country’s official line. Analysts warn this is likely to harm the country’s image even if their careers benefit as a result.
05/09/2019
Critics fear Germany could put European unity on the line. Angela Merkel will have to tread carefully on her visit to China this week to avoid tripping over Hong Kong and stepping on Germany’s car industry. Angela Merkel will have to tread carefully on her visit to China this week to...
04/06/2019
China believes its near-monopoly gives it leverage over the US but supply cuts would spur rival producers.
Economy - Energy & Climate - United States - Asia - China
29/05/2019
Growing tensions between China and the United States over the escalating trade dispute – and the resulting global uncertainty – are forcing other countries to choose between the two economic superpowers.
United States - Asia - China - Europe
10/05/2018
China’s ambitious One Belt One Road (OBOR) Initiative is redefining China’s role in the world economy. With over $900 billion in investments covering more than 65% of the world’s population, OBOR aims to develop new markets, integrate far flung regions, and stabilize China’s borders. But as...
27/04/2018
This Friday, April 27, the South Korean and North Korean leaders will meet in the demilitarized zone dividing their estranged countries to discuss improving relations and possibly even formally ending the Korean War, which has continued in the form of an often tense and fragile armistice since...