The European solar manufacturing industry is pushing for relief from competition with Chinese producers, and European policymakers are discussing a response. This debate recalls a similar one from around ten years ago.

Last Friday, in response to a petition by the domestic industry, China's Ministry of Commerce announced the launch of an anti-dumping investigation on brandy from the EU. A few details of the petition are summarized below.

The 24th EU-China summit took place on December 7 in Beijing. Charles Michel (President of the European Council) and Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission), accompanied by High Representative Josep Borrell, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang at two separate sessions.

After many months of hints that it would do so, Italy has now told China that it plans to withdraw from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said in a recent interview that "most of the economic pressure measures [from Beijing] against Lithuania have been lifted." A deeper dive into its trade data with China indicates that while there has been a partial recovery from the trade disruptions of last

A spokesperson from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) criticized EU practices in the countervailing investigation on electric vehicles (EVs) from China. The spokesperson also talked about the status of Micron in China and China's outbound investment over the first ten months.

In a speech last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed China's "economic posture" as well as its "diplomatic and military posture." We provide highlights below of her remarks on the economic issues.