China-EU Relations
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China Calls EU’s Carbon Border Tax Proposal WTO-Inconsistent
The European Commission recently proposed a package of legislative measures to
reduce the EU's carbon emissions by at least 55% by 2030, including a Carbon
Border Adjustment Mechanism
[https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/carbon_border_adjustment_mechanism_0.pdf]
(CBAM). This proposal has drawn criticism
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
Swedish Court Upholds Government Decision to Ban Huawei in 5G Networks
On June 22, the Administrative Court of Sweden issued a ruling that upheld a
government ban on using Chinese tech company Huawei’s equipment in the country’s
5G network.
In the ruling
[https://www.domstol.se/en/nyheter/2021/06/forbudet-mot-produkter-fran-huawei-i-svenska-5g-nat-
EU Outlines Trade Policy Plans
The European Commission issued its internal Trade Policy Review
[https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2021/february/tradoc_159438.pdf]
(COM(2021) 66 final) on February 18, 2020, setting out an “open, sustainable and
assertive trade policy” to ensure “open and fair trade with well-functioning,
diversified and sustainable