ReConnect China Policy Brief 14: Getting China Onboard a Global Debt Governance System 6 September 2024 - China has become the number one provider of development finance in the world. Because of its significant share in Low and Middle Income Countries’ (LMICs) external debt, China should take up responsibilities and cooperate with traditional development finance providers, but… Read more
Two more ReConnect China MOOCs started on September 2! 5 September 2024 - Following up on the first two ReConnect China MOOCs on China's politics and society and EU-China relations, having started in January and February 2024 respectively, we are proud to announce the launch of MOOC courses no. 3 and 4. … Read more
Reconnect China Policy Brief 13: EU’s Technical Dependencies towards China 3 September 2024 - In recent years, the European Union (EU) has increasingly relied on China for critical technologies, pivotal for its digital and green transition. As the market of electric vehicles (EV) grows rapidly, demand for critical inputs has also soared, including lithium-ion… Read more
ReConnect China Policy Brief 12: Knowledge and Perception of Research Security 23 August 2024 - Research security was high on the agenda of the outgoing European Commission as evidenced by a series of policy documents, most notably in the Economic Security Strategy package put forward in May 2024. Research security can only be effective if… Read more
ReConnect China Podcast: ‘EU–China Relations after the 2024 European Elections’ 12 July 2024 - In this ‘ReConnect China’ Podcast, Bart Dessein and Jasper Roctus shed light on the composition of the European Parliament after the 2024 European elections, and how this might translate into the EU’s China policies. Against the background of a shift… Read more
Start of ReConnect China school visits in September 12 July 2024 - During the project's first review meeting with independent experts in January 2024 in Brussels, the project consortium was recommended to intensify its engagement with youth as one of the project's key target groups. As a result from follow-up discussions within… Read more ReConnect China Policy Brief 11: The Chinese AI Innovation Ecosystem 27 June 2024 - Based on its 2017 development plan for Artificial Intelligence (AI), China aims to become the world's main AI innovation centre by 2030. To achieve this goal, China’s strategy is to cultivate an open and sharing AI innovation ecosystem through the… Read more
Research Security in R&I cooperation with China: ReConnect China at COST Workshop 24 June 2024 - Recently, ReConnect China cooperated with the COST Association (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) for the organisation of a science diplomacy training. The training was held at the premises of COST in Brussels on June 20 and involved 30+ researchers… Read more ReConnect China Podcast: ‘Reframing the EU’s Global Gateway from geopolitics to a positive agenda’ 20 May 2024 - Connectivity initiatives have become a major instrument in the competition among major powers. What are the implications of an exclusively geopolitical reading of connectivity? How should the EU position itself in this context? In this fourth episode of the ReConnect… Read more
Second edition of the Europe-China Table organized on ‘European export controls and de-risking from China: the Dutch experience with semiconductors’ 29 April 2024 - Clingendael Institute hosted the second Europe-China Table in the ReConnect China project on 24 April 2024 The Clingendael Institute hosted an invitation-only, online Europe-China Table on 24 April 2024 to discuss European export controls and de-risking from China, specifically in… Read more