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Reconnect China podcast on China’s economic diplomacy is available 8 June 2026 - Carmen Amado Mendes speaks with co-authors Diogo Borges (CCCM), Tiago Botelho dos Santos (CCCM) and Gábor Szüdi (ZSI) and about their respective Reconnect China research papers tackling different aspects of China's economic diplomacy. The podcast sheds light on the evolving contours… Read more
ReConnect China Policy Brief 35: Development, Civilisation and Stability 3 June 2026 - Executive summary: In recent years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has introduced four landmark initiatives—Global Development (GDI), Global Security (GSI), Global Civilisation (GCI), and Global Governance (GGI)—that collectively represent effort to reshape international norms. The analysis suggests that these… Read more
ReConnect China Policy Brief 34: Strengthening the EU-China IP Dialogue 3 June 2026 - Executive summary: The EU-China IP Dialogue Mechanism, established in 2003, has facilitated technical exchanges on IP legislation, enforcement, and judicial protection for over two decades. Yet implementation gaps between dialogue outputs and on-the-ground outcomes continue to challenge European businesses operating… Read more
Register for the 3rd ECKF conference until 4 June! 21 May 2026 - 3rd ECKF conference, 12.6.2026, Brussels, Belgium (host: EGMONT Royal Institute for International Relations) I Title: ReConnect China Dialogue? Conditions, Constraints, and Futures of EU–China Engagement The 3rd conference “ReConnect China Dialogue? Conditions, Constraints, and Futures of EU–China Engagement” will take… Read more
ReConnect China Policy Brief 33: Leveraging EU-China Synergies to Scale CCUS 5 May 2026 - Executive summary: Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technology is essential for the European Union to achieve its 2050 climate neutrality target, particularly for hard-to-abate industrial sectors. Yet the EU currently captures less than 0.5 million tonnes of CO2 annually,… Read more
ReConnect China Policy Brief 32: Europe’s Supply Chain Security Dilemma 24 April 2026 - Executive summary: Beijing has become more explicit in weaponising trade dependencies through export controls, particularly in critical minerals and rare earth elements (REEs). Europe now faces a structural dilemma: how to reduce strategic vulnerabilities relative to China without shifting towards… Read more
Europe-China table on state-society relations in China took place on 15 April 21 April 2026 - The next round of the Europea-China Table took place on 15 April to discuss the changing dynamics in state-society relations in the People's Republic of China. Organised by Reconnect China partner IAI - Istituto Affari Internazionali, the online event focused… Read more
Europe-China CCUS Workshop successfully held in Beijing 1 April 2026 - On 31st March, the Europe-China CCUS Workshop took place in Beijing (East Bay International Centre) under the auspices of Reconnect China partner Innovation Norway. The workshop provided a forum for experts from diverse organisations to engage in a constructive and… Read more
Reconnect China podcast: Evolving patterns of China’s involvement in African infastructure 19 March 2026 - Richard Turcsanyi speaks with his co-authors Kara Němečková and Veronika Blablová about their policy brief "Evolving patterns of China’s involvement in African infrastructure". The authors outline how Chinese loans tied to infrastructure construction became one of the key aspects of… Read more
Workshop on de-dollarisation and the rise of the RMB 12 March 2026 - In a joint effort between Reconnect China, the Dutch China Knowledge Network (CKN) and the China Europe Research Network (CHERN) an expert round table on De-dollarisation and the Rise of the RMB was held at the NL Permanent Representation on… Read more