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🌍China and Europe: Managing Friction, Seeking Leverage
Beijing is recalibrating its diplomacy across Europe — offering trade and partnership to key players like Germany and the UK while drawing firm red lines on Taiwan, security, and public criticism.

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#Geopolitics
China–Europe Relations 2025: Balancing Trade and Tensions
China–Europe relations 2025 reveal Beijing’s careful diplomacy as it balances trade, security, and influence with Germany and the UK amid rising tensions.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🌟 Today we celebrate #InternationalInternsDay!

We believe internships are more than a stepping stone — they’re a shared journey of learning, mentorship, and growth. 💼✨

Empowering youth means shaping the future. 🌍

#BeyondTheHorizon #Internships #YouthEmpowerment #FutureLeaders
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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🙌🏼Today is International Interns Day!

Do you remember your traineeship?

🚀 Internships are an opportunity to develop new skills, build friendships, gain professional experience, or even move to another EU country!
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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🇨🇳⚓️ China commissions its 3rd aircraft carrier — Fujian (CV-18) — the first with electromagnetic catapults.

A leap in naval capability, narrowing the gap with major carrier powers and reshaping Indo-Pacific dynamics.

#China #Fujian #AircraftCarrier #PLAN #Defense #Geopolitics
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
📊 The Sino-German Economic Nexus 🇩🇪🇨🇳

40% of 🇩🇪 car exports rely on 🇨🇳, while Europe’s “de-risking” reshapes supply chains.

Mutual dependence or strategic tension? Explore key insights in our latest infographic:
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#China #Germany #Trade #Geopolitics
The Sino-German Economic Nexus | Beyond the Horizon ISSG
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November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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🇨🇳☎️🇬🇧 China’s Wang Yi & UK’s Yvette Cooper discuss bilateral ties amid global turbulence.

Both stress calm dialogue, equality, & shared responsibility on climate, trade & security — agreeing to “address reasonable concerns on an equal footing.”

#ChinaUK #Diplomacy #Geopolitics
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🌏 Summits, Trade Shifts, and Strategic Balancing: This Week’s Asia on the Horizon, November 4, 2025 Edition

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#AsiaOnTheHorizon #Geopolitics #IndoPacific #APEC2025 #TrumpXi #ASEAN #Japan #Trade #Diplomacy #LinkedInNewsletter
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We’ll be at Facts to Act this Thursday, 6 November 2025, at Lamot in Mechelen—come say hi at our stand!

You can fill in the IMMUNE 2 INFODEMIC survey and have a look at our tools to counter disinformation.

Facebook event: 👉🏼 www.facebook.com/events/11487...

#FactsToAct #IMMUNE2INFODEMIC
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Live in Dutch (NL) 🎉

The IMMUNE 2 INFODEMIC e-learning offers 31 practical tools with clear instructions and examples—perfect to begin fact-checking today.

✅ Free registration ✅ Materials free to reuse

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#IMMUNE2INFODEMIC #FactChecking #misinformation
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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🇨🇳🤝🇷🇺 China & Russia reaffirm their “no limits” partnership — even as trade dips 9.4% in 2025.

Moscow & Beijing push de-dollarization, tech integration (GLONASS–BeiDou), and a multipolar world order over short-term gains.

#ChinaRussia #Geopolitics #BRICS #Trade #Eurasia #DeDollarization
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🌏 Asia on the Horizon – Nov 4:

– Trump & Xi agree to 1-year tariff truce in Busan (Photo/Infographic)
– APEC reaches fragile consensus
– ASEAN admits Timor-Leste
– India stops new Russian oil orders
– China ends EV subsidies (Stats)

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#AsiaOnTheHorizon
Asia on the Horizon | Weekly Indo-Pacific Geopolitical Briefings
Asia on the Horizon offers weekly insights into Indo-Pacific geopolitics, military trends, trade dynamics, and strategic developments across Asia-Pacific.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
🌏 New BtH Analysis | Multi-Track Alliances in the Pacific

As the 2025 APEC Summit convenes in Gyeongju, Asia-Pacific alliances are being redefined. T

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#APEC2025 #AsiaPacific #Geopolitics #China #US #Alliances #BeyondTheHorizon
APEC 2025 Summit: Power and Alliances in the Asia-Pacific
Introduction As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit convenes in Gyeongju, South Korea, the grand narrative is not simply about trade volumes ...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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🌏 At #APEC2025 in Gyeongju, Xi Jinping unveils a five-point plan for “inclusive, open globalisation.”

Focus: open trade, stable supply chains, digital & green growth.
“China’s door will only open wider,” Xi says.

#XiJinping #China #Trade #Sustainability #AsiaPacific #Geopolitics
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🌀 #APEC2025 in Gyeongju comes as global trade faces its biggest stress test yet.

Leaders call for openness, stable supply chains & inclusive growth.
Pragmatic cooperation—not ideology—may shape Asia-Pacific’s next decade.

#Gyeongju #AsiaPacific #Trade #DigitalEconomy #Sustainability
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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🇺🇸🇨🇳 Trump-Xi reunite in Busan after 2019! At APEC Summit, they tackle trade tensions—tariffs, rare earths, tech access, fentanyl. Optimistic vibes: delay new curbs, no deal signed. Fragile truce or "managed rivalry" era?

#USChinaRelations #GlobalTrade #Geopolitics #Trump #Xi #APEC2025
October 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🌏 Summits, Shipping Routes, and Strategic Shifts: This Week’s Asia on the Horizon 30 October 2025 Edition

This week’s edition captures tectonic shifts across the Indo-Pacific—from ASEAN expansion and Arctic trade routes to a pivotal Xi–Trump summit on the horizon.

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October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🇺🇸🇰🇷 Trump meets South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju—warm optics, tough talks.

$350B deal still in limbo as both weigh U.S. demands vs. Seoul’s flexibility.
Amid NK tests & China’s rise, alliance is being redefined in real time.

#USKorea #Trump #LeeJaeMyung #Geopolitics #Trade
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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🌏 China & ASEAN sign upgraded FTA 3.0, expanding into digital trade, green economy & sustainability.

With $771B in trade, the pact deepens Asia’s integration & strengthens supply chains amid global shifts.

#China #ASEAN #Trade #FTA #Sustainability #Geoeconomics #AsiaPacific
October 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵 Trump meets Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo — a blend of diplomacy, symbolism & strategy.

“A great man,” Trump says, as both leaders highlight respect & continuity amid global shifts.

Tokyo sets the tone for Trump’s Asia tour: respect first, strategy next.

#USJapan #Diplomacy #Trump
October 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🌏 Asia on the Horizon – Oct 27:

– Xi–Trump to meet in Seoul amid trade tensions
– ASEAN welcomes Timor-Leste as 11th member
– Japan swears in first female PM (Photo)
– China launches Arctic shipping route (Map)
– U.S.–China trade talks begin in Malaysia

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Asia on the Horizon | Weekly Indo-Pacific Geopolitical Briefings
Asia on the Horizon offers weekly insights into Indo-Pacific geopolitics, military trends, trade dynamics, and strategic developments across Asia-Pacific.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🌏 ASEAN Summit 2025 in Kuala Lumpur marks a new chapter for Southeast Asia.

🇹🇭🇰🇭 Cambodia–Thailand peace accord co-signed by Trump
🇮🇩 East Timor joins ASEAN
💬 Leaders call for peace, unity & resilience amid global tension.

#ASEAN2025 #Diplomacy #Peace #IndoPacific
October 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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🇨🇳 China completes the world’s first wind-powered underwater data center in Shanghai’s Lin-gang area.

💨 95% wind-powered
🌊 22.8% lower energy use
💧 Zero freshwater

A milestone in green, low-carbon digital infrastructure.

#ChinaInnovation #EnergyEfficiency #AIInfrastructure
October 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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🇨🇳🇳🇱🇪🇺 The Nexperia crisis hits the global chip chain.

Dutch seizure of China-owned Nexperia sparks Beijing’s export curbs—shaking Europe’s auto & tech sectors.

A stress test for globalization: chips are no longer tech—they’re strategy.

#Nexperia #Semiconductors #Geopolitics #SupplyChain
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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🇨🇳 China outlines its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030):

🔹 Tech self-reliance & green growth
🔹 Industrial modernization & security
🔹 Boosting domestic demand

Beijing signals continuity & resilience amid global uncertainty.

#China #FiveYearPlan #Innovation #Geopolitics
October 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
🇻🇦🇬🇧 In a first since 1534, King Charles III & Pope Leo XIV prayed together in the Sistine Chapel.

A powerful symbol of reconciliation between Anglican & Catholic traditions—“a healing of history” through respect & dialogue.

#KingCharles #PopeLeo #Vatican #InterfaithDialogue #Unity
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM