Tag: EU-China Relations

  • Beijing Blocks

    China issues a sweeping blocking order against the European Union’s foreign subsidy investigation of JD.com, escalating a regulatory standoff that could reshape how Chinese companies do deals in Europe BEIJING, Aug. 20, 2026 China has ordered its companies and citizens not to cooperate with a European Union subsidy investigation into e-commerce giant JD.com, deploying its…

  • License to Wait

    Five days before a 50th anniversary summit in Beijing, the European Union’s campaign to unblock China’s rare earth export licensing backlog has become the defining test of a trade relationship strained by a record deficit and a month of tit-for-tat measures. BRUSSELS, July 19: When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council…

  • Spain’s China Gambit: Pushing the EU to Pivot East to Counter Trump’s Tariffs

    How Madrid turned a transatlantic trade shock into a bid to reposition Europe between Washington and Beijing Peacock Tariff Consulting · Analysis · June 2026 When Donald Trump unveiled his sweeping “reciprocal” tariff regime in April 2025, the shock rippled outward in ways the White House may not have fully anticipated. Among the loudest responses…