EU plans ‘purely defensive’ Red Sea mission
[ad_1] BRUSSELS — The European Union mission to protect commercial vessels from Iran-backed Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea will be "purely defensive," and...
EU commissioner Breton to visit Beijing and Hong Kong
[ad_1] BRUSSELS — The European Union's industry chief Thierry Breton will visit China next month, an aide told POLITICO on Tuesday. The trip will take...
China should come clean on vanishing minister, top EU official says
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Beijing is facing calls from the European Union’s most senior Asia...
China fires Foreign Minister Qin Gang
[ad_1] Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang was sacked on Tuesday, according to state media CCTV. Qin had been missing from public view for more than...
Lithuania defies China over Taiwan ties in new Asia strategy
[ad_1] The European Union’s biggest China hawk isn’t backing down. As Lithuania prepares to host the NATO leaders’ summit in less than a week, a...
China’s new defense chief ghosts the US, but meets with Europeans
[ad_1] SINGAPORE — Europe emerged as a key interlocutor with Beijing on Sunday as the British, German and EU security policy chiefs managed to meet...
Europe sends big hitters to Singapore to rally Asian allies against Russia
[ad_1] SINGAPORE — Europe is fretting that Asia isn’t doing enough to condemn Russia and support Ukraine — and it’s revving up efforts to sway...
China’s club for talking to Central Europe is dead, Czechs say
[ad_1] China’s exclusive club for engaging with Eastern and Central European countries is defunct, the Czech foreign minister told POLITICO on Tuesday. Jan Lipavský’s comments...
Send warships to Taiwan Strait, Borrell urges EU governments
[ad_1] BRUSSELS — EU member countries should deploy warships to patrol the Taiwan Strait in order to deter Beijing’s military aggression, the bloc’s foreign policy...
Why China wants Macron to drive a wedge between Europe and America
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Chinese leader Xi Jinping had one overriding message for his visiting French counterpart...