Andrew Small

I have a piece up with @gmfus on why this week's "low outcome" EU-China summit is a success for Europe (that won't feel like one): gmfus.org/news/just-show…

NEWS EU member states just approved punitive measures against China on its international procurement instrument

[I mostly use other platforms now so don't post here much; but this topic is a bit of an exception...]

China won't want significant escalation (few do) but I suspect won’t mind the chance to test Chinese against Western weapons on India's side. I doubt Beijing will see the Indian strikes as excessively escalatory. A kind of re-run of 2019 would IMO be fine from China’s perspective

A few quick thoughts on how China is likely to deal with the current situation in South Asia (since I am getting some questions along the lines of: "is the Chinese approach still the same as the one laid out in your book?" which is now more than ten years old...) 1/10

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EP trade committee hearing with EU trade enforcement chief Denis Redonnet underway He says the bloc is getting "an increasing demand for protection from a range of European producing industries in the face of significant global overcapacities" Names steel, EVs and chemicals

The @EU_Commission will challenge at @wto the announced imposition of provisional antidumping measures by China on imports of brandy from EU. We believe that these measures are unfounded, and we are determined to defend EU industry against abuse of trade defence instruments.

How did countries vote during the crucial vote on Chinese EVs? In favour (10): 🇮🇹🇫🇷🇳🇱🇪🇪🇱🇹🇱🇻🇵🇱🇩🇰🇧🇬🇮🇪 Abstention (12): 🇧🇪🇨🇿🇬🇷🇪🇸🇭🇷🇨🇾🇱🇺🇦🇹🇵🇹🇷🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮 Against (5): 🇩🇪🇭🇺🇲🇹🇸🇮🇸🇰

Breaking: EU countries approve duties (up to 35 percent) on unfairly subsidized Chinese electric cars, despite Germany's last-minute opposition. 10 countries voted for the duties, 5 against, 12 abstained (counts as a yes). More to come soon on POLITICO

Just putting⬇️ up again as news breaks that the German chancellor wants to overrule coalition partners & vote „no“ although there is apparently no qualified majority against the tariffs…highly troubling signal towards Brussels and Washington alike…to say the least…

Massive week ahead for EU-China relations 💥Capitals to vote on Friday on whether to set tariffs on Chinese-made EVs for 5 yrs. Note went to member states late-Fri eve EVs have dominated the news for a year, but across the board tensions are ratcheting up dramatically Thread🧵