Quick take on EU-China (or China-EU) climate joint statement:
We'll do more of the same and we'll commit to make some commitments later.

vs. last joint statement back in 2021 - in which China stated that it was going to 'strictly control coal consumption (it didn't)

"A TikTok ban is a last resort, but the risks posed by disinformation, algorithmic manipulation and foreign surveillance are too great to ignore," writes @stephaniekn.bsky.social on the threats to Europe's digital ecosystem ⬇️
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Proud to share my first article for @thediplomat.com. ☺️

From Rhetoric to Reality: China-Russia Cooperation in the Arctic Accelerates

The ice is melting — and with it, the idea that Sino-Russian Arctic cooperation is only symbolic.

Full piece: thediplomat.com/2025/05/from...

Well timed ahead of May 9 with Xi Jinping in Moscow, @merics.bsky.social new China‑Russia Dashboard tracks steps since Feb 2022 across security, economy, politics & society. It's an outstanding work that vividly shows their deepening alignment
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of #China–EU ties. The website of the PRC Mission to the EU highlights an interview with Amb. Cai Run: “We are partners, not rivals, and certainly not enemies.” Yet, the Chinese headline highlights Xi Jinping's upcoming trip to Russia for May 9

Russian State #Duma Deputy President Alexander Babakov visited China’s number three and chairman of the #NPC Zhao Leji. They discussed interparlamentary cooperation, legislation and legal supervision. Babakov leads a working group to find workaround against foreign sanctions. 1/6

“🇨🇳 China is willing to deepen cooperation with 🇷🇺 Russia in cyber security, counter-terrorism and combating cross-border crimes, China's police chief Wang Xiaohong told the head of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov in Beijing on Friday.”

Pro-russische Blogger berichten über eine ukrainische Offensive in Kursk. "Rybar":

"Zurzeit finden die Kämpfe in der Nähe des Dorfes Berdin nordöstlich von Sushja statt [...].
Die wichtigsten Ereignisse des nächsten Offensivversuchs der ukrainischen Streitkräfte liegen eindeutig noch vor uns."

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Better no deal than a bad deal? 🌍 On the final day of #COP29, civil society & Global South leaders share frustrations on climate loss & damage negotiations. Can we afford inaction? Watch the debate: youtu.be/0eD3affNSbc #ClimateAction"

🎉 Happy to kick off the European China Conference with @merics.bsky.social! We're bringing together various high-level policymakers and experts from across Europe to address challenges from #China's economic, climate, foreign and security policy developments.

Follow my fantastic colleagues @byfordt.bsky.social and @matsengstrom.bsky.social here on Bluesky and read @byfordt.bsky.social first ECFR @ecfr Commentary - if you are interested in the nexus of China climate and geopolitics we have you covered!