The sweeping deal aims to link South Asia and the Middle East to help the flow of energy and trade from the Gulf to Europe

The Chinese electric vehicle outfit’s president said the firm is aiming to take on European automakers on their home turf

A think tank study revealed that China's share of EU imports in some sectors had risen as much as, or more, in 2020-2022 than they had in the preceding 10 years

Italy signed up to the BRI four years ago under a previous government, becoming the only major Western country to have taken such a step

The 64-page document, published on Thursday, was unflinching in its appraisal of Beijing's increasing assertiveness and "unfair practices”

On Tuesday, the EU voiced concerns over China's planned curbs on exports of some gallium and germanium products and expressed doubts that the move was related to national security

The move comes as Japan works to revitalise its chip industry, and the European Union looks to reduce its dependence on China-dominated supply chains

The island's foreign minister said his government would not block investment in Europe, but the continent needed to "consider a broader picture" and think on Taiwan's 'situation'

The move by Rome’s right-wing administration aims to curb Chinese influence on one of Italy's most storied companies, whose data-collecting technology in tyres it says is key to national security

BYD’s Europe president said the company doesn’t “understand what happened” to the UK after its decision to exit from the European Union

Germany aims to reduce dependence on the world’s second largest economy, which has been the country's top trading partner since 2016

The disputes concern alleged Chinese restrictions on EU companies' rights to use foreign courts to protect their high-tech patents and on trade with EU member Lithuania