The European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) levies are to be postponed to February 2027 instead of early 2026 as originally planned. This is stated in the EU Commission’s draft revision of the CBAM, which is available to Table.Briefings and will be presented on Wednesday (February 26). CBAM could cause problems, particularly in trade with […]
Food safety: China will take measures to boost agricultural productivity to safeguard what the leadership often mentions as “food security,” according to a document on the development of agriculture and rural areas issued jointly by the CCP Central Committee and the State Council published as the leading piece on the People’s Daily’s Page 1 on […]
Oliver Oehms, Executive Director of the German Chamber of Commerce in North China:“This election result is particularly important given the severe pressure on international trade relations, including those between Germany and China. We will continue to campaign for the new German government to support German companies in their activities in China through close relations on […]
China, India, Turkey, South Korea and Brazil were the five most important buyers of Russian oil, gas and coal last year. They purchased a total of 76 percent of all exports of these fossil fuels. Although significantly less oil is flowing to Europe, demand for Russian LNG has risen massively. This is revealed by data […]
Jack Ma has not been seen this close to the center of power for a long time. On Monday, Chinese state media published pictures of the 60-year-old billionaire alongside other prominent entrepreneurs applauding President and Party leader Xi Jinping after a speech. Jörn Petring explains what this means for Alibaba and the entire Chinese tech […]
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot wants to travel to China “in the next few weeks” in order to reach an agreement on Beijing’s additional tariffs on French brandy. His trip to China will help “advance [on] difficult issues, especially on Cognac and Armagnac,” Barrot told Euractiv on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on […]
While Europe is forging ahead with strict AI rules, China is pursuing a pragmatic course – with strong ideological control. This model could be particularly attractive for governments in the Global South, writes Julia Fiedler. Because even though the EU has ten times as many well-intentioned regulations, China is far more determined in one area: […]
US plans to better control “AI diffusion” by introducing a comprehensive system of export quotas for the entire world have been met with great skepticism from other countries and the technology industry. But it seems that there is a consensus in Washington that this is the price to pay to prevent China from acquiring advanced […]
The European Union has finalized the anti-dumping duties on Chinese biodiesel imports. The final duties range between 10 and 35.6 percent and are slightly lower than the provisional duties of between 12.8 and 36.4 percent. These had entered into force last summer. The Brussels authority published the final duties in its Official Journal on Monday […]
