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
Join the online webinar on research security on 12 March 23 February 2026 - The University of Graz hosts a series of webinar on research security (financed by the Arqus Innovation Fund). The first session on 12 March will deal with research security in Austria and the EU – Insights into current policies at… Read more
ReConnect China podcast: China’s green turn under Xi Jinping – Why “Ecological Civilisation” 16 February 2026 - Internationally, efforts to mitigate the anthropogenic impact on the natural environment are generally framed under the concept of “sustainable development.” In the People's Republic of China, however, “ecological civilisation” (shengtai wenming 生态文明) has become the defining slogan of the country’s… Read more
Reconnect China expert workshop brought research on China’s connectivity to the forefront 5 February 2026 - The Egmont Institute and Elcano Royal Institute organised the latest Reconnect China policy workshop titled 'Standards, Narratives and Partnerships: Rethinking EU and China’s Approaches to Connectivity' in a hybrid setting. Around 20 experts and scholars took part either online or… Read more EU-China IPR workshop successfully held in Beijing 3 February 2026 - Innovation Norway, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in China, the China IP SME Helpdesk and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China jointly organised the EU-China IPR Workshop within the ReConnect China project in Beijing on 28 January 2026. The event focused… Read more
Online meeting on the sustainability of cooperation within the China cluster 30 January 2026 - The representatives of all China Cluster projects, i.e. Reconnect China (Gábor Szüdi), EuroHub4Sino (Saban Yuksel, Muzen Ismailovic) and the recently finished China Horizons (Piotr Machajek, Blanca Marabini San Martin) held an online meeting to explore the possibilities of ongoing joint… Read more