Finbarr Bermingham

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Finbarr Bermingham |Laura Zhou

The European Union is willing to walk away from crunch trade talks with China if meaningful progress is not made, its ambassador to Beijing suggested on Friday. The two sides are discussing the EU’s tariffs on Chinese imports of electric vehicles with a view to setting a minimum price, as well as Chinese investments in the EV supply chain. However, the ambassador, Jorge Toledo, warned during a panel discussion: “We are having technical negotiations in Brussels … They are not making progress.

2 months ago | scmp.com | Finbarr Bermingham

EU officials experienced on China have insisted in planning meetings that no concessions should be made to Beijing.

Mar 4, 2025 | scmp.com | Finbarr Bermingham |Laura Zhou

China will be “the main beneficiary” of US President Donald Trump’s foreign policies, including his decision to align with Russia over Ukraine, Kyiv’s former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has said. Speaking days after a blistering on-camera argument between Trump and Ukrainian Presidency Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, Kuleba said “everyone saw that the United States do not consider themselves as an ally of Ukraine and Europe any more”.

Feb 17, 2025 | scmp.com | Finbarr Bermingham |Amber Wang |Alyssa Chen

China could send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine to help preserve any negotiated ceasefire in its war with Russia – as long as they are working with non-Nato countries like India – a former PLA colonel suggested. Zhou Bo, a senior fellow at the Centre for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, said that China had “sufficient troops and military strength” to contribute to an international post-war effort.

Feb 14, 2025 | scmp.com | Finbarr Bermingham |Alyssa Chen |Amber Wang

Senior world leaders and diplomats descended on Munich on Friday for a weekend that could mould the future of global geopolitics. Top officials from China, the United States and Europe will meet at the Munich Security Conference to discuss US President Donald Trump’s vow to end the war in Ukraine by negotiating directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin.