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Weimin Chen

Weimin Chen

Europe Offices of Nuctech Raided

Europe Offices of Nuctech Raided

The Lede: On Tuesday, European regulators raided offices of Chinese security equipment company Nuctech in the Netherlands and Poland. The European Commission increasingly is cracking down on companies believed to be involved in unfair state subsidies. What We Know: * The European Commission’s raids occurred at 9:30 am on

Blinken Struggles to Untangle Beijing Relations on China Visit

Blinken Struggles to Untangle Beijing Relations on China Visit

The Lede: On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded a three-day visit to China with meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Blinken’s visit began on the same day that Washington passed a massive foreign aid bill that set aside billions of

China Passing Russian Copper as Scrap to Skirt Sanctions

China Passing Russian Copper as Scrap to Skirt Sanctions

The Lede: On Monday, Reuters reported that Chinese firms have been disguising copper from a Russian producer as scrap to skirt taxes and Western sanctions as the United States and its allies continue to press Beijing on its ties to Moscow, a major topic in recent high-level meetings between the

EU Launches Foreign Subsidy Probe Into Chinese Rail Company's Bulgaria Deal

EU Launches Foreign Subsidy Probe Into Chinese Rail Company's Bulgaria Deal

The Lede: On Friday, the European Union launched a probe to investigate alleged subsidies provided to the train manufacturer CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive in its bid on a contract for a large locomotive project in Bulgaria. This coincided with the first day of the Munich Security Conference where the U.

EU Launches Anti-Subsidy Probe Into Chinese Wind Turbine Industry

The Lede: On Tuesday, the European Commission announced that it would be launching a new anti-subsidy probe into China’s wind turbine industry in the latest Western move against Beijing’s domination of the global green industry market. What We Know: * The European Commissioner for Competition and Executive Vice President

Indonesian President-Elect Visits China, Japan to Balance Ties Ahead of Inauguration

The Lede: Early this week, Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's defense minister and president-elect, met Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials in Beijing. He made a similar trip to Japan directly after. Warming relations between Jakarta and Beijing follows a larger trend of southeast Asian countries seeking closer

Brazil Manages China Trade with Dumping Probes and Export Plans at Peruvian Port

The Lede: On Sunday, a report from the Financial Times called attention to the increasing number of investigations recently launched by Brazil into the alleged dumping of industrial goods by China, while earlier in the week, Brazilian officials expressed interest in China-controlled Chancay port on the coast of Peru according