CAI
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EU Council President Comments on Comprehensive Agreement on Investment
In a wide-ranging speech today at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung State of Europe event, Charles Michel, a Belgian politician who has served as President of the European Council since 2019 (and was previously Prime Minister of Belgium), offered some comments on the China - EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment as part of
Conflicting Reports Indicate an Uncertain Future for the CAI
Chinese officials have been in communication with their EU counterparts recently on a variety of issues. In the reports from China and from the EU, the substance of these meetings differs, especially in relation to the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), indicating different priorities of the two sides and
The CAI's Rules on Forced Technology Transfer
One of the biggest criticisms of China’s trade practices over the years has been that China engages in “forced technology transfer.” When foreign companies invest in China, they are often required to do so with a joint venture partner, and then the Chinese government pressures the foreign company to
EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment Announced
On December 30, 2020, just weeks before the Biden administration takes office, China and the European Union announced an agreement in principle on the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). The deal still requires ratification by the European Parliament before it takes effect, and the final text of the CAI