A warning to Britain on Beijing’s ‘Malign Influence’ in Indo-Pacific signals sea change, as Brussels takes a backseat to Asia.

With no easing of geopolitical tensions in sight, the EU and its members need to fight for themselves by prioritising strategic partnerships with resource-rich countries in Central Asia and beyond, Nicolas Tenzer writes.

Wang Hongtao, deputy head of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, delivered a speech and introduced Beijing's latest entry tourism policies and cultural tourism resources, warmly welcoming Greek friends to visit Beijing.

Germany is under attack from China, a senior opposition MP has warned, as Berlin grapples with a fresh wave of cyber attacks and espionage plots.

Meanwhile, Beijing is positioning its courts to lower prices on patented technology. In its complaint to the WTO, the EU refers to a 2023 decision by a court in Chongqing which ruled against Nokia’s objections after it set the price Chinese cell phone-maker OPPO had to pay for its technology usage. Worldwide, mind you, not just in China.

As they head to the Swiss Alps for this year’s World Economic Forum, EU leaders are anxious over Trump’s trade saber-rattling and their China-reliant economies.

China is actively seeking a route to Europe that bypasses Russia, driven by Western sanctions that obstruct trade and instability along

US President Donald Trump’s policy on Ukraine is a little scattered and meandering, and at times misinformed. But be in no doubt that it exists and seems an unanticipated priority.

Seen from Europe, Australia is a distant country typically connected with the image of a free-spirited place as well as the notion of representing the final bastion of US involvement in the Indo-Pacific. Nothing could be more inaccurate or distant from the truth.

European carmakers are urging Brussels to ease regulations to help them avoid buying carbon credits from rivals in increasingly large amounts.

President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze of U.S. foreign aid is sending shockwaves through Eastern Europe, leaving pro-democracy groups, independent media, civil society initiatives and local governments scrambling to make ends meet in a region often defined by rivalries between East and West.

The US is endangering a globe-spanning trade and security pact from India to the Gulf and Israel to Europe which took years to put in place