Chen Weihua

Beijing

Columnist and Chief Correspondent at China Daily Global

Columnist, China Daily

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China and EU partners, not rivals, diplomat says

1 week ago | chinadailyhk.com | Chen Weihua

China and the European Union have no fundamental clash of interests or geopolitical conflicts and the consensus and cooperation between the two sides far outweigh differences and competition, according to China's top diplomat to the bloc. Cai Run, head of the Chinese Mission to the EU, made the remarks on Tuesday evening in Brussels at a reception marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the EU.
EU must find courage to stand on its own two feet

2 weeks ago | chinadaily.com.cn | Chen Weihua

In the west, a trade dispute with the United States, in the east, the conflict in Ukraine and worsening relations with Russia. In addition, the confrontation with China, which is not very encouraging for the continent, continues. Things are bleak for the European Union.
A good time for EU to pursue strategic autonomy

3 weeks ago | chinadaily.com.cn | Chen Weihua

It was a year before I took up my assignment in Brussels when then newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron spoke passionately about the European Union's strategic autonomy in a speech at Sorbonne University in 2017. In the past seven years, I have heard various EU leaders using words to assert a new identity for the bloc and to rouse public sentiment, but the concept has largely remained empty rhetoric.
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

2 months 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

2 months 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

2 months 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

2 months 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".