By Luigi Gambardella The Chinese economy is continuing to grow faster than other industrialized countries, but it is increasingly facing the challenge of keeping its competitive edge. More than ever, innovation and digitization have become the engines of economic growth. According to the World Bank,... [Read more...]
Real adoption of blockchain technology expected in 3 years: NEO founder tells ChinaEU “区块链技术有望在3年左右时间应用到实际” —— 中欧数字协会独家对话NEO创始人达鸿飞
As many believe blockchain would bring next breakthrough to business as the internet did, Da Hongfei, founder of NEO, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrencies in terms of market capitalisation, foresaw real adoption of this technology in about 3 years, he told Claudia Vernotti, Director of ChinaEU,... [Read more...]
China scale up opportunities unveiled for Belgian startups at BeCentral 在华发展机遇比利时创客专场在BeCentral举行
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, three major players of China’s tech and innovation scene were invited at BeCentral to showcase programs and initiatives they put in place to support the development of European startups and their successful growth into the Chinese... [Read more...]
AI and Blockchain: a bright future for EU-China cooperation
Digital Day 2018: ChinaEU, Europe must cooperate more with China in Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain technologies. Commissioner Mariya Gabriel delivering a keynote speech on “Masters of Digital 2018” at the Digital Day 2018 “It is very positive that the EU starts investing... [Read more...]
Internship Opportunity
Are you passionate about EU affairs? Are you intrigued by the institutional and business relationships between China and the EU? Do you have a knack for everything digital? If all this sounds appealing to you, then read further: this internship opportunity at ChinaEU might be a good fit for you! Go to... [Read more...]
Traveling a thousand miles beats reading ten thousand books 读万卷书不如行万里路
The choice of Venice by the Commission to kick-off the 2018 EU-China Tourism Year (ECTY) was certainly not fortuitous. Venice was at European end of the 2000-year-old Silk Road, where merchants used to travel between China and Europe trading silk, porcelain and spices. It was also from Venice that... [Read more...]
Fear of China makes for poor policy
Source: China DailyBy Luigi Gambardella, President of ChinaEU (China Daily Europe) Denying market economy status to Beijing would be a strong political signal from the EU and might have some negative effects.It seems that in Europe, the debate over granting China market economy status is not hitting the spot. Semantics... [Read more...]
Special Report on 40 years of EU-China friendship
Source: POLITICOThe EU and China: 40 years of friendship POLITICO, in cooperation with the Mission of China to the EU, published a report on 40 years of historic China-EU friendship. This report explores the key areas of China-EU cooperation and discusses what we can look forward to in the future: bilateral... [Read more...]
UK visit showcases EU-China ties
Source: China DailyUK visit showcases EU-China ties By Luigi Gambardella (China Daily) President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister David Cameron visit a pub in Princess Risborough, near Chequers, England. [PHOTO BY WU ZHIYI/CHINA DAILY] Strengthening the economic relations between the European Union and China is more important... [Read more...]
Interview: Industries to benefit from China-EU 5G agreement
Source: XinhuaInterview: Industries to benefit from China-EU 5G agreement (Xinhua) BRUSSELS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — The European Union (EU) and China signed a key agreement on fifth-generation telecommunications, or 5G, a week ago. As 5G will be the global industry standard for many different technologies,... [Read more...]