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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 3d

New episode of our podcast with @adavey.bsky.social looks at the upcoming Fourth Plenum from October 20 to 23, the 15th Five-Year Plan, and the CCP’s priorities for the next months. Listen to the episode here: merics.org/en/podcast/c...

CCP priorities and the Fourth Plenum, with Alexander Davey

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 5d

The new MERICS China Essentials is out! In this issue, Jacob Gunter, Altynay Junusova, Katja Drinhausen and Helena Legarda cover China's rare-earths export controls, Nexperia, the upcoming Fourth Plenum and China-Russia-North Korea relations: merics.org/en/merics-br...

Rare-earths export controls + Nexperia + Fourth Plenum

Top Story Beijing’s expanded export controls mirror US measures – on a much larger scale China expanded its export controls last week in ways that are much like US controls, but on a radically larger ...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 5d

"Getting China right" needs to be a joint exercise. This is why we would like to invite you to participate in our annual 🔮MERICS China Forecast 2026. Help us build a picture of prevailing expectations and opinions about China’s trajectory in the coming year.

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 5d

✨A warm welcome to Johanna Krebs who joined MERICS as a Fellow yesterday. Previously, Johanna worked in the Beijing office of @giz.de, @gmfus.bsky.social and @diplo.de. Her research interests are on the intersection of 🌱climate, 🏭industry, and 🛡️security. merics.org/en/team/joha...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 6d

🎧The Chinese Communist Party is merging public service and control at the very local level. Katja Drinhausen and Nis Grünberg unpack how Beijing has been systematically inserting itself into all spheres of society in a new episode of our podcast. merics.org/en/podcast/l...

The local reassertion of the Communist Party, with Katja Drinhausen and Nis Grünberg

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 6d

1/ 🚨 China's new #RareEarth export controls are hitting Europe’s rearmament plans hard - but they open a strategic window. 👉Read our new article by Niklas Hintermayer & Antonia Hmaidi originally published as a part of @merics.bsky.social rare-earth series 👉 chinaobservers.eu/chinas-rare-... #China

China’s Rare-Earths Export Controls Hit EU Rearmament – but Open a Strategic Window – chinaobservers

This article was originally published by MERICS as part of its series on China’s rare-earths export controls and is republished here with the permission of the

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 8d

⏰Two days left to apply for our research internships from January-March 2026. This program is your chance to apply and expand the skills acquired during your studies and contribute to independent policy-oriented research on China. Learn more: merics.org/en/opportuni...

MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 11d

🚘A year on from the introduction of the EU’s tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, MERICS experts Jacob Gunter and @grzegorzstec.bsky.social share their assessment of the results so far and strategic choices ahead. Read a free excerpt from our new Europe China 360°: merics.org/en/merics-br...

MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 12d

China’s shrinking population poses a threat to economic growth and its ambitions to be a global superpower. In a new China Horizons analysis, MERICS Experts Daria Impiobato and Nis Grünberg examine how the Chinese leadership tries to reverse the demographic decline. merics.org/en/report/wh...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 13d

China’s export restrictions on rare earth elements and permanent magnets create a problem for Europe’s ability to re-arm - but Brussels has the legal and financial frameworks to address it, say Niklas Hintermayer and Antonia Hmaidi: merics.org/en/comment/c...

China’s rare-earths export controls hit EU rearmament – but open a strategic window

In the third in a series of three articles about Beijing’s rare-earths export controls, Niklas Hintermayer and Antonia Hmaidi argue that the new rules create a problem for European defense companies –...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 14d

China’s slow and selective approval process for rare earth elements shipments to European companies raises questions about China’s bureaucracy – and its interest in keeping the process opaque. Read the analysis by Rebecca Arcesati and Altynay Junusova to learn more: merics.org/en/comment/b...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 14d

Applications for our research internships starting in January 2026 are open until October 15. As an intern at MERICS, you will have the opportunity to apply and expand the skills acquired during your studies and contribute to independent policy-oriented research on China. merics.org/en/opportuni...

MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 15d

„Beijing präsentiert seine Entwicklungspolitik auf der großen UN-Bühne und verknüpft sie mit BRICS und der SZO. […] Die Prioritäten sind dann eben sehr eng mit chinesischen Prioritäten verknüpft,“ sagt MERICS Direktor
@mikkohuotari.bsky.social.

Hier den Podcast hören: merics.org/de/podcast/c...

MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 15d

From solar panels to electric vehicles, Beijing has outpaced rivals before. Wendy Chang says its latest push to spread the use of #AI could now threaten other European strengths, like industrial automation. Read her comment on Beijing’s ambitious 🤖“AI+” initiative. merics.org/en/comment/c...

China’s “AI+” drive aims for integration across sectors: a wake-up call for Europe

From solar panels to electric vehicles, Beijing has outpaced rivals before. Wendy Chang says its latest push to spread the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) could now threaten other European strengt...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 18d

In a new episode of our China in 25 podcast, Bernhard Bartsch, Mikko Huotari and Claudia Wessling talk about China at the UN General Assembly, the emerging TikTok deal and the EUCCC’s new position paper.

🎧Listen to the episode (in German) here: merics.org/de/podcast/c...

China in 25: USA und China bei der UN + TikTok + EUCCC-Positionspapier

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 19d

Beijing’s export controls on rare earth elements introduced in April have disrupted supply chains around the globe. In a new comment, Rebecca Arcesati and Jacob Gunter emphasize that “Europe must seize this moment to advance its economic ‘derisking’ from China.” merics.org/en/comment/c...

China’s multi-purpose export controls raise pressure on Europe to derisk

In the first in a series of three articles about Beijing’s rare-earths export controls, Rebecca Arcesati and Jacob Gunter argue that the new licensing rules have disrupted supply chains around the glo...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 20d

In a new MERICS Data Insight, Altynay Junusova provides facts and figures about German and EU imports of critical minerals now on Beijing’s export control list: merics.org/en/comment/m...

Learn more about China’s rare-earths export controls in our new series: merics.org/en/merics-se...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · Sep 10

Since Berlin’s China Strategy entrenched “de-risking, not decoupling,” Beijing has pursued a twin track, says Stefan Messingschlager (Helmut Schmidt University): courting Berlin, while adopting a harder line at the EU level. Read his comment: merics.org/en/comment/c..., via @chinaobservers.eu

Courting Berlin, countering Brussels: China’s twin-track approach to Germany and the EU

Since Germany’s 2023 China Strategy entrenched “de-risking, not decoupling,” Beijing has pursued a deliberate twin track, says Stefan Messingschlager: reassuring Berlin through business-friendly optic...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · Sep 8

🆕In a new analysis for the China-Russia Dashboard, Henrik Wachtmeister (Swedish National China Centre) revisits Russia-China energy relations in light of the recent developments around the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline and discusses forward-looking scenarios & implications➡️ merics.org/en/comment/p...

Power of Siberia 2: A litmus test of Sino-Russian relations

If the Power of Siberia 2 (PoS2) pipeline proceeds, it will further cement the asymmetrical Sino-Russian relationship, with Russia becoming even more dependent on China for its energy exports, says He...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · Sep 5

Despite the optics of engagement between China, India and Russia at the recently concluded SCO summit, the relationships between the three powers remain complex, says MERICS Senior Associate Fellow Manoj Kewalramani. Read his comment on the topic: merics.org/en/comment/c..., via The Wire China

China’s meeting with India and Russia was about more than Trump

The optics of engagement between China, India and Russia at the recently-concluded Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit have done little to alleviate the fault lines that exist between the t...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · Sep 4

The new MERICS China Essentials is out! In this issue, we cover China-India relations and the recent SCO summit, China's "AI Plus" initiative, the battle against "involution" in the courier sector, and new urbanization guidelines: merics.org/en/merics-br...

China-India relations + Exporting Chinese AI + Economic involution

Top story Xi’s new Indian “dancing partner” pointedly leaves Beijing ahead of military parade Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conspicuously absent from Wednesday’s “Victory Day” military parad...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · Aug 29

The annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will take place in Tianjin from August 31 until September 1. In a new episode of our 🎧podcast, MERICS Analyst @claussoong.bsky.social explores the role of the group in China-Russia relations: merics.org/en/podcast/s...

MERICS @merics.bsky.social · Aug 28

Beijing recently released opinions on the development of manufacturing ⚖️📐metrology, a foundational technology that is fundamental for the manufacturing industry.

💡Find out more about the policy and its implications in a free excerpt from the new MERICS China Industries: merics.org/en/merics-br...

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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · Aug 27

A decade after launching its industrial strategy “Made in China 2025”, Beijing has widened its goals to bolster economic security. MERICS Analyst Andreas Mischer says Xi surely believes China is on the right track. merics.org/en/comment/m..., via The Diplomat

MERICS @merics.bsky.social · Aug 21

Has the China-Serbia Free Trade Agreement that came into effect a year ago paid off for Serbia? @chinaobservers.eu Visiting Fellow Stefan Vladisavljev’s early verdict is one of cautious pragmatism: merics.org/en/comment/h...

Has the China Free Trade Agreement paid off for Serbia?

As Serbia’s free trade agreement with China rounded out its first year, the early verdict is one of cautious pragmatism, argues Stefan Vladisavljev.When Chinese and Serbian officials signed a free tra...

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