Chen Weihua

Beijing

Columnist and Chief Correspondent at China Daily Global

Columnist, China Daily

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It makes no sense at all to continue funding VOA or Radio Free Europe

1 month ago | chinadailyhk.com | Chen Weihua

Published: 13:06, March 21, 2025PDF ViewIt makes no sense at all to continue funding VOA or Radio Free EuropeThe president of Brussels-based Foreign Correspondents Association, of which I am a part of, issued a statement voicing solidarity with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, whose funding was terminated by the Donald Trump administration last Saturday as part of the broader cuts to the US Agency for Global Media.
It makes no sense at all to continue funding VOA or Radio Free Europe

1 month ago | chinadaily.com.cn | Chen Weihua

The president of Brussels-based Foreign Correspondents Association, of which I am a part of, issued a statement voicing solidarity with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, whose funding was terminated by the Donald Trump administration last Saturday as part of the broader cuts to the US Agency for Global Media.
China's progress in human rights praised

1 month ago | chinadailyhk.com | Chen Weihua

Women's development, better education for young generation highlightedHuman rights protection and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development were put in the spotlight on Monday by experts at a side event of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
To achieve strategic autonomy, EU must do more than just boosting defense

1 month ago | chinadailyhk.com | Chen Weihua

For European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and some other European Union leaders, their top priority these days seems to be to get a monstrous €800 billion ($871 billion) for the ReArm Europe plan to boost the EU's defense capability.
To achieve strategic autonomy, EU must do more than just boosting defense

1 month ago | chinadaily.com.cn | Chen Weihua

For European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and some other European Union leaders, their top priority these days seems to be to get a monstrous €800 billion ($871 billion) for the ReArm Europe plan to boost the EU's defense capability.
European officials express support for Ukraine leader

1 month ago | global.chinadaily.com.cn | Chen Weihua

By Chen Weihua in Brussels | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-03-03 00:47European leaders have overwhelmingly voiced support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after his spat with US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the White House in front of the media on Friday, but their worry about trans-Atlantic division has grown. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa sent the same message on X after the spat.
For EU, freeing itself from US is no easy task

1 month ago | chinadailyhk.com | Chen Weihua

The first 40 days of the new Donald Trump administration have caused panic across the European Union, leaving EU leaders thinking how to maintain the bloc's relevance and global standing without the support of the United States. Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized after his party coalition won the elections on Sunday that his "absolute priority will be to strengthen the EU as quickly as possible", adding that "step by step, we can really achieve independence from the USA".
EU vows response to 25% US tariffs

1 month ago | global.chinadaily.com.cn | Chen Weihua

By CHEN WEIHUA in Brussels | China Daily | Updated: 2025-02-28 09:26 The European Union has fought back against US President Donald Trump's threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on the bloc's exports to the United States, as well as his accusation that the EU was formed to "screw" the US.
EU seeks unity on Kyiv amid US policy shift

2 months ago | global.chinadaily.com.cn | Chen Weihua

By CHEN WEIHUA in Brussels | China Daily | Updated: 2025-02-26 09:15 European Union leaders pledged fresh support for Ukraine on Monday amid strained relations with the new US administration of President Donald Trump. European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and other European and Canadian leaders gathered in Kyiv to mark the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
US-Russia talks on Ukraine welcomed

2 months ago | chinadailyasia.com | Chen Weihua |Mo Jingxi

Beijing reiterates ‘dialogue and negotiation only viable ways’ to solve three-year conflictChina welcomes the United States-Russia talks on the Ukraine crisis and calls on all parties and stakeholders to participate in the process of peace talks at an appropriate time, the Foreign Ministry said.