Jul 18, 2024 · Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday she would seek to “deter China” from invading Taiwan as part of her bid for a second term as European Commission president. “The Indo-Pacific has become a decisive region for the world’s future,” she outlined in her manifesto, entitled Europe’s Choice.

Jan 23, 2025 · In this scenario, Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission is stubbornly sticking to its hawkish stance on China, unaware of the mounting repercussions. All the while, Washington and Beijing could be moving toward their own détente. ... Despite securing her position with just 54% support, Von der Leyen has cast China as Europe’s ...

Jan 21, 2025 · European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns of a 'sea-change in global affairs' in the last 25 years in her special address at Davos 2025. ... As supply chains went global, hundreds of millions of people were being lifted out of poverty, especially in India and China. In America, the dot-com boom was at its height, symbolizing the ...

May 8, 2024 · Europe needs to prevent China from flooding the bloc's market with massively subsidized electric vehicles, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Berlin on Wednesday.

Jan 21, 2025 · Recalling fears of a "China shock" from rising Chinese exports when the country joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, von der Leyen said that "today, some are talking about a second China ...

Jan 23, 2025 · The EU’s Toolkit to Manage China. In response, the Commission developed a robust toolkit to defend the EU against China’s policies. Von der Leyen’s speech on EU-China relations on March 30, 2023 and the publication of the European Economic Security Strategy of June 2024, highlighted the Commission’s new resolve to ‘de-risk’ from ...

Apr 18, 2023 · European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday again warned China against using force in the Taiwan Strait, reiterating a message she delivered to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a high-stakes visit to Beijing earlier this month.

Aug 3, 2024 · French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are the latest European arrivals in Beijing. Their views on China are similar, but not in complete...

Mar 30, 2023 · Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, launched a landmark reality check on worsening relations with China on Thursday, in a speech that revealed Brussels’ toughening...

Sep 24, 2024 · These protagonists of the EU’s recent “change of guard” will need to manage the difficult EU China policy inherited from von der Leyen’s first term.