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Finbarr Bermingham
Europe Correspondent
Finbarr Bermingham reports on Europe-China relations for the Post. He joined the newspaper in 2018, initially on the Political Economy desk reporting primarily on global trade, economics and geopolitics. After a decade on the trade beat in London and Hong Kong, he took up the role of Europe Correspondent, moving to Brussels to report from the heart of the EU. Having helmed the US-China Trade War Update, a weekly podcast, since 2019, he is the current host of the China Geopolitics Podcast.
Dialogue and action urged ahead of Donald Trump’s return and as mainland ship is detained by Danish coastguard over cut undersea cables.
European Union foreign ministers are discussing intelligence showing drones are being produced for the Russian military in Xinjiang.
The Social Democrats, who came first in last month’s election, have said they want to ‘normalise’ ties with Beijing after a row over Taiwan.
The evidence is said to be ‘convincing’ and ‘credible’, but it is not yet clear whether the production of the drones was approved by Beijing.
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‘It is not the end of the world, but the beginning of a different world,’ top EU diplomat Josep Borrell says of Trump’s White House return.
Kaja Kallas, former Estonian prime minister, talks tough in hearings to replace Josep Borrell as high representative for foreign affairs.
In Brussels, there is an expectation that the US election result could usher in a shifting balance of power in Europe.
Reactions to election outcome range from ‘new beginning’ to despair as leaders consider how to deal with Trump’s return.
Maros Sefcovic, close ally of bloc’s hawkish boss, also vows to crack down on mainland-exported overcapacity ‘with all our force’.
EU envoy Josep Borrell is in Asia to sign defence partnerships with Japan and South Korea while highlighting their ‘interlinked’ security.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s remarks could enrage EU counterparts as bloc sees growing faction willing to engage with Russia.
If found guilty, the Chinese online marketplace could face fines amounting to 6 per cent of annual global revenue.
Germany’s Volkswagen, BMW and BASF are the top three investing businesses, according to Rhodium Group analysis.
A 278-page account shows all sides – governments, car firms, business chambers – disagreeing on every aspect of the long-running dispute.
Beijing sought blanket deal applied to all companies through state-backed chamber of commerce as bloc preferred negotiations with each firm.
MEPs throw their support behind Taipei in landslide vote on motion accusing Beijing of ‘constant distortion’ of UN resolution.
Senior officials nominated to help run European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen echo her confrontational approach to China.
The former US president may win on election day, but his unpredictability has raised doubts about what cooperation would be possible.
Scanner maker awarded over €15 million in EU-financed contracts for equipment at Italian ports.
The two sides are still talking but remain far apart, with little hope of reaching a deal.
Jens Eskelund, head of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, says Beijing must look at the role its own policies are playing.
Martell, Remy Martin and Hennessy will be expected to pay at least 30 per cent ‘security charges’ for imports into China, but EU says it will challenge at WTO.
Decision to slap duties of up to 35 per cent on mainland imports lays bare divisions in European leadership as complex negotiations continue.
China, which had lobbied with Germany for the tariffs to be rejected, says it will do all it can to safeguard the interests of Chinese companies.
Berlin expects the move to be approved despite reports Chancellor Olaf Scholz went ‘ballistic’ in efforts to block it.
Chinese car companies’ offers to set minimum prices for their imports run up against toughening resolve led by France and others.
Cai Run nearly pulled off a major diplomatic coup before the Gaza conflict, and now faces a major challenge in the form of the Ukraine war.
European Commission considers punitive actions to curb explosive market growth of Chinese merchants deemed ‘direct threat’ to European producers.
Human rights and environmental audit requirements are expected to put European firms on a collision course with Chinese laws.
Millions in farm products on the line in latest phase of a dispute tied to tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars.
