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China's diplomatic, military, economic and technological assertiveness, as well as its growing rivalry with the United States, raise certain apprehensions among its neighbors and Europeans alike.

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The South versus the West?

Date de publication
05 December 2023
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In 2023, forums that amplify the voice of the “Global South” have proliferated and grown louder. As contradictory and divided as they may be, these forums (BRICS+, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), G20, the Group of 77, the European Silk Road Summit…) attest to the emergence of new power relations, and especially new directions in foreign policy, with states rejecting alignment with the dominant powers of the past in favor of putting their own interests first. A new world is taking shape, with changeable, still uncertain, contours.

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BRICS: The Uncertainties of an “Alternative” Forum

Date de publication
05 December 2023
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Initially limited to the financial domain, the term BRICS is gradually becoming established in global economic governance.

Julien VERCUEIL
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Italy's Belt and Road blues highlight hopes for rival India-Europe corridor

02 November 2023
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Ship-to-shore cranes tower high above choppy waters and colorful containers on the Ligurian coast of northern Italy. Sailors coming in to dock are greeted with a smorgasbord of transportation industry names and logos, from Denmark's Maersk to Taiwan's Evergreen. Harder to spot is COSCO, the jewel of China's maritime business, which owns a 40% stake in the cutting-edge Vado Port System at Vado Ligure.

Towards a New European Trade Strategy in Times of Geopolitical Upheaval: The German Perspective

Date de publication
06 October 2023
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As one of the most successful trading blocs, the EU sees itself confronted with the erosion of the global rules-based trading system and trade becoming increasingly weaponized.

Klemens KOBER
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Balance of Power in the Taiwan Strait in the Case of a Natural Disaster: Considering an Overlooked Scenario

Date de publication
04 August 2023
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Scenario planning in the Taiwan Strait that solely assumes a situation without natural disasters or emergencies, where the military and government function as usual, falls short in preparing for more complex contingencies. 

Ryosuke HANADA
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From a China strategy to no strategy at all: Exploring the diversity of European approaches

Date de publication
27 July 2023
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While there is now new momentum in the relationship between Europe and China, considerable variation remains in approaches across the continent, from clear-cut strategies to more ambiguous policies, complicating a common European position.

Bernhard BARTSCH Claudia WESSLING Marc JULIENNE John SEAMAN
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China’s Weaponization of Gallium and Germanium: The Pitfalls of Leveraging Chokepoints

Date de publication
27 July 2023
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China’s recent announcement of raw material export controls highlights important pitfalls of weaponized interdependence and demonstrates that not all chokepoints are created equal.

Türkiye’s Stifled Ambitions

Date de publication
07 June 2023
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As its elections have unfolded this spring, Türkiye has again shown itself to be symptomatic of the times. Across the world, numerous political regimes oscillate between democratic forms of government and an authoritarian concentration of power; impressive periods of growth give way to inflation and recession; and international deregulation gives rise to widespread diplomacy in an effort to juggle a myriad of shifting political loyalties. Faced with the war in Ukraine, Ankara is playing a strong hand by enlarging its areas of presence and intervention. Türkiye is more important to its partners than ever, independent of its eventual domestic trajectory.

Western discourse predicted the advent of Chinese dominance in the very short term, but events have taken a rather different turn. The drivers that enabled the unprecedented growth of recent decades seem to have run out of steam. Moreover, the outcome of Beijing’s economic strategies is still uncertain, in a context shaped primarily by U.S. policies. China’s influence in the future will be considerable, but the direction its rebound will take remains unclear.

For Europeans, the events in Ukraine and the thorny issue of the Sino-American rivalry cannot paper over the other security problems we face: On what common vision of our history and future will we build the Europe of tomorrow? Has drug trafficking already changed the nature of our societies? Can we afford to turn away from instances of destabilization in Africa, from the Horn to the Sahel?

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EU's China policy staying on track despite intensifying debate

Date de publication
10 May 2023
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While French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to China is viewed by some to be an exercise in stirring the pot, this does not mean that the European boat has veered off course. The EU is used to robust debate among and within member states, and can take this as another opportunity to affirm their stance on China.

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Macron's Taiwan comments expose muddled China policy

27 April 2023
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French President Emmanuel Macron's call for Europe to steer clear of a Taiwan conflict -- rooted in France's pride and deep-seated resistance to following America's lead -- has raised questions about where he and Paris really stand on China.

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France and China's Belt and Road Initiative

Date de publication
08 April 2019
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Under President Macron, France has staked out a positive but principled position towards China's BRI.

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Xi Jinping’s Institutional Reforms: Environment over Energy?

Date de publication
02 October 2018
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During its two sessions (lianghui) in March 2018, the National People’s Congress (NPC) announced China’s most important institutional reforms in the last 30 years. These changes occurred right after Xi Jinping consolidated his power and at a time when stakeholders working in the energy field were expecting more clarity on policy orientations. 

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Chinese Investment in Europe. A Country-Level Approach

Date de publication
14 December 2017
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Chinese investments in Europe have surged in recent years, becoming both a source of hope and growing concern across the continent.

John SEAMAN Mikko HUOTARI Miguel OTERO-IGLESIAS
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Energy Relations between Russia and China: Playing Chess with the Dragon

Date de publication
01 August 2016
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Post-sanctions Russia-China energy relations: what expectations?

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Scientific Cooperation in the South China Sea: A vector for China's security diplomacy in Southeast Asia?

Date de publication
29 February 2016
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In the South China Sea, the field of marine science could be seen as a catalyst for functional cooperation in the region. In reality, it often reflects regional asymmetries and has become yet another domain in which the weight of China is ultimately a destabilizing factor, according to Sophie Boisseau du Rocher.

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Mapping Europe-China Relations: A Bottom-Up Approach. A Report of the European Think-tank Network on China ETNC, October 2015

Date de publication
12 November 2015
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As China’s rise continues to shape and shake the course of international affairs, and Europe enters a new chapter in its collective history, Europe-China relations are becoming more relevant, but also much more complex.

Mikko HUOTARI Miguel OTERO-IGLESIAS John SEAMAN Alice EKMAN

Emerging Markets and Migration Policy: China

Date de publication
01 July 2014
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China’s development has given rise to massive flows of both domestic migration and international emigration.

Frank N. PIEKE

The Distinctive Features of China's Middle Classes

Date de publication
01 June 2014
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This study seeks to lay the foundations for a better understanding of the Chinese middle classes. It goes beyond the traditional classification by revenue and identifies the distinctive features of China’s middle classes by taking into account relevant historical events, current sociopolitical and economic contexts, and key expectations of the population.

China's Growing Natural Gas Insecurity and the Potential of Chinese Shale Gas

Date de publication
22 April 2013
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China is poised for a dramatic increase in its demand for natural gas. As total energy demand has risen to record levels in the last five years, China has found itself in an increasingly difficult bind: the social and environmental burden from coal is becoming too heavy to bear and a growing dependence on foreign oil is becoming strategically more risky with the passage of time. 

China's Two-Track Foreign Policy: From Ambiguous to Clear-Cut Positions

Date de publication
16 December 2012
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This analysis examines the current ambiguities, priorities and approaches of Chinese foreign policy from a practitioner’s perspective, taking into account experiences of Beijing-based diplomats (interviews conducted in 2011 and 2012), in addition to recent Chinese foreign policy positions and official communications.
It leads to the following conclusions:

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Partout la Chine

14 December 2014
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Dans 3D dimanche, partout la Chine, désormais 1ère puissance économique mondiale devant les Etats-Unis selon le FMI (Fonds Monétaire International). Or, l'Histoire démontre que pouvoir politique et militaire ont toujours dépendu de la puissance économique.

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Économie mondiale : la Chine passe devant les États-Unis

11 December 2014
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Pour la première fois depuis 1872, les États-Unis ne sont plus, en 2014, la première puissance économique mondiale. La Chine les a dépassé et représente aujourd'hui 16,5 % de l'économie mondiale, en terme de pouvoir d'achat réel, devant les 16,3 % américains. Mais que signifient ces chiffres ? Induisent-ils la fin de près de deux siècles de suprématie économique américaine ? Surtout, ce rapport de force est-il parti pour durer ?

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La Chine est-elle le banquier du monde ?

25 March 2014
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Auteur de "La Chine, banquier du monde", Claude Meyer est l'invité de Mohamed Kaci dans le 64' de TV5MONDE. Docteur en économie et ancien dirigeant de banque, Claude Meyer enseigne à Sciences-Po. Chercheur associé au CERI et au GEM, il a publié de nombreux ouvrages et articles sur l’Asie.

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Chine. Les handicaps majeurs de l’économie chinoise

10 March 2014
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Le fait de chausser les seules lunettes de l’économie pour étudier la Chine peut conduire à des erreurs de perspective.

Et encore, dans ce cas-là, il ne s’agit souvent que du commerce extérieur chinois.

Or, le pays non seulement voit des formes de contestation interne à la fois se multiplier et se diversifier, mais ses responsables politiques devront affronter des défis internes considérables.

On connaît les grands chantiers, actuels ou à venir : laissés pour compte du développement, gestion des mégapoles, natalité, vieillissement de la population, systèmes de retraite, corruption, violences sociétales, liberté d’expression, etc.

Comment donc réduire toutes ces vulnérabilités ?

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La Chine banquier du monde

01 March 2014
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Cette semaine, le livre international est planétaire, puisqu’on va parler de La Chine banquier du monde. Qu’est-ce que la Chine achète, qu’est-ce que la Chine finance, d’où vient cet argent chinois qui semble inépuisable ? Réponses avec l’auteur de ce livre, Claude Meyer, docteur en économie, enseignant à Sciences Politiques.
 

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Chine-France, mariage forcé ?

19 February 2014
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Notre invité est :

Claude Meyer

Economiste, ancien dirigeant de banque et enseignant à Sciences–Po.

Chercheur associé au CERI (Centre d'études et de recherches internationales) et au GEM  (Groupe d’économie mondiale)  

Il publie La Chine, banquier du monde aux éditions Fayard. 

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La Chine, banquier du monde ?

09 February 2014
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Après le tsunami des exportations, voilà la déferlante chinoise sur la finance. A l’instar des autres grandes puissances économiques de la planète, la Chine dispose aujourd’hui de multiples canaux d’influence issus de son pouvoir économique. Les utilise-t-elle pour servir ses propres intérêts géopolitiques ? Y parvient-elle ? La Chine superpuissance mondiale… à quelle échéance ? Et avec quel régime politique ?

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Le modèle chinois "est à bout de souffle"

23 January 2014
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TROIS QUESTIONS A - Claude Meyer, professeur d’économie internationale et auteur de deux ouvrages sur le Chine.

L’INFO. La Chine a dévoilé le chiffre de sa croissance lundi. A 7,7%, il est toujours largement supérieur à la plupart des pays développés, mais reste que ce résultat est le plus bas des treize dernières années. La Chine, désormais concurrencée par ses voisins asiatiques, n’est plus aussi attractive. L’Etat souhaite faire évoluer son modèle vers l’industrie innovante et la consommation intérieure.

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La Chine et les paradis fiscaux

22 January 2014
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Pour Claude Meyer, auteur de « La Chine, banquier du monde », l'internationalisation des grandes entreprises du pays et un système financier inadapté expliquent le recours au système offshore.

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The European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC) is a gathering of China experts from a selection of European research institutes. It is devoted to the policy-oriented study of Chinese foreign policy and relations between China and European countries as well as China and the EU. It facilitates regular exchanges among participating researchers with a view to deepening the understanding within the European policy and research community and the broader public of how Europe, as a complex set of actors, relates with China and how China’s development and evolving global role is likely to impact the future of Europe. The network’s discussions and analyses take a decidedly ‘bottom-up’ approach, accounting for the various aspects of bilateral relations between European countries and China, and the points of convergence and divergence among EU member states in order to examine EU-China relations in a realistic and comprehensive way. The views presented in ETNC reports are the sole responsibility of the signed authors and do not in any way represent the views of all members of the ETNC, its participating institutions, nor the institutions with which the authors are affiliated.

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Asia is a nerve center for multiple global economic, political and security challenges. The Center for Asian Studies provides documented expertise and a platform for discussion on Asian issues to accompany decision makers and explain and contextualize developments in the region for the sake of a larger public dialogue.

The Center's research is organized along two major axes: relations between Asia's major powers and the rest of the world; and internal economic and social dynamics of Asian countries. The Center's research focuses primarily on China, Japan, India, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific, but also covers Southeast Asia, the Korean peninsula and the Pacific Islands. 

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