Ludovica Meacci

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JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

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Pretty big news in global trading circles

China will no longer ask for or avail itself of benefits and flexibilities for developing countries as a part of World Trade Organization negotiations, Beijing announced on Tuesday.

coffee stains on a white wall! Turns out walking down the stairs wearing slippers one size too big while carrying a hot cup of coffee does increase the chance of tripping

(Loving these updates, sending hugs in solidarity xx)

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El Gobierno cancela a última hora un contrato para Defensa con equipos de Huawei El Ministerio para la Transformación Digital da marcha atrás en la adjudicación por 10 millones a Telefónica del fortalecimiento de la red pública de fibra óptica de Red.es, equipada con componentes d...

Big news out of Spain

Madrid has cancelled at the last minute a contract with Huawei to provide fibre optic services for various public institutions - including the Ministry of Defence

Reason given: "strategic autonomy"

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How can the Chinese government make officials accountable in the age of high-tech innovation?

Before, GDP was the KPI for measuring a successful official.

But what is the KPI for innovation? How can risks be taken while avoiding excessive waste?

Great interview to Yuen Yuen Ang:

Sanctioned German China expert visits Beijing in sign of easing restrictions Development comes on the eve of a high-stakes EU-China summit, an event that has been mired in negativity.

New: The head of the German think tank Merics, sanctioned by Beijing four years ago has returned from a trip to China, suggesting that travel restrictions on the organisation may be easing.

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Keep CDT Online: We are extending our campaign! China Digital Times (CDT) is a non-profit organization that relies on institutional and individual donations to sustain our operations. In recent months, we have lost a significant portion of our inst...

We are now extending the campaign to help fund another crucial item in our budget: translation. Help us keep providing high-quality and timely translations so we can introduce more Chinese voices to the world. This is the most important way we help the world better understand China. Thank you! (2/2)

Screenshot of an X post: The current director of Princeton University Press Christie Henry is now in Xinjiang "I can't wait to tell the world the story here,the ability for multiple cultures and multiple languages to coexist in such wonderful way"

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the video can be found on Facebook
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Italy’s vote on who gets to be Italian [FREE TO READ] Voters will decide whether or not to slash residency requirements for citizenship, against the government’s wishes

Italy’s vote on who gets to be Italian

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❗New Analysis❗

Ludovica Meacci contributes to a ChinaFile conversation on how President Trump could change EU-China relations. Great analysis and a must-read conversation for China watchers!

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How Will the Trump Presidency Change EU-China Relations? Over the past few years, European countries have started to line up with the United States on China policy. But now, as Donald Trump destroys the trust European countries had in America, China is step...

🇪🇺🇨🇳 In very good company to discuss EU-China relations amid the Trump II era.

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It's on @chinafile.bsky.social 👇

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"Imagining a Post-American Europe: The Future of Europe’s Deterrence Architecture" with Gideon Rose, Tomasz Szatkowski, Lotje Boswinkel & Luis Simón.

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❗New Book Review❗

Our very own Ludovica Meacci reviews Jeffrey Ding's book on "Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition" for International Affairs.

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China lifts sanctions against MEPs | News | European Parliament The lifting of Chinese sanctions against Members of the European Parliament marks a step in restoring parliamentary dialogue with China.

🚨Breaking: China has lifted sanctions on members of the European Parliament

EP President Roberta Metsola just made the announcement at the conference of presidents

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The only positive externality of all of this is the meme content

❗New In-Depth Paper❗

Capping a two-year NATO SPS project, we are absolutely delighted to publish our report entitled "Primed for Deterrence? NATO and the Indo-Pacific in the Age of Great Power Competition".

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China mandates labels for all AI-generated content as nation races to adopt tech Directive taking effect in September deepens government oversight amid concerns over misinformation, online piracy and fraud.

China mandates labels for all AI-generated content in fresh push against fraud, fake news www.scmp.com/news/china/p...

‘Survival Comes First’ Generation Z has now become the primary force among China’s growing ranks of China’s online content moderators, who number in the tens of thousands. Their physical stamina means they generally fare be...

"The point of this censorship is not to drive public opinion in any certain direction. It’s beside the point whether something is positive or negative. The point is for censors to obliterate the event so that the public completely forgets about it."

Great interview with a Gen Z PRC content auditor

Revisiting Deterrence: Towards a French Nuclear Umbrella Over Europe? - CSDS As the crisis of trust across the Atlantic deepens, European allies are now openly considering alternatives to the American nuclear umbrella, based notably on France’s deterrent. To enhance the protec...

My colleagues Lotje Boswinkel and Elie Perot have just published two superb papers that you should all read!

Elie on France and revisiting deterrence: csds.vub.be/publication/...

Lotje on long-range strike and Europe: warontherocks.com/2025/03/euro...

Really brilliant!

Huawei targeted in new European Parliament corruption probe Chinese tech giant Huawei is at the centre of a new corruption case in Europe’s capital. On Thursday, Belgian police raided the homes of its lobbyists, Follow the Money and its media partners Le Soir ...

Huawei targeted in new European Parliament corruption probe – Follow The Money: ‘In the early hours, Belgium’s federal police raided Huawei’s EU office and the homes of lobbyists for the Chinese tech company on suspicions of bribery, forgery, money laundering and criminal organisation’

In their first conversation, Wang Yi, China's foreign minster, told his US counterpart Rubio "你好自为之", which is basically a warning that roughly means "better stay in you lane/behave yourself". The line just made headlines in China but is missing/toned down from the English readout China released.

Commission calls on Member States to review outbound investments and assess risks to economic security The Commission has today published a Recommendation calling on EU Member States to review outbound investments of their companies into non-EU countries.

New: Commission has issued a "recommendation calling on EU member states to review outbound investments of their companies into non-EU countries"

Latest incremental step of its economic security strategy. It covers semiconductors, quantum computing and AI

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Il principale export Italiano negli USA sono macchinari e apparecchi industriali, eppure ogni servizio di telegiornale sui dazi mostra solo immagini di prosciutti, vini e formaggi come se fosse un'economia agricola. Anche questo contribuisce a un'opinione pubblica disinformata.

In this piece for #IBEI blog #inRESPONSE, I delve into the first question. Meloni's has smartly pursued the governments' interests by prioritizing some aspects of the #Ukraine 'issue' (defence industry & reconstruction) while only pledges support for others.
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Giorgia Meloni Overall No. 1 — Italy

Today, @politico.eu listed #GiorgiaMeloni as the most influential person in #Europe.
How did this occur in foreign and security policy and what does this mean? A short thread 🧵
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If you missed our Brussels Indo-Pacific Dialogue on 3 December, you can relive the debates on our YouTube channel. We have a playlist with all the panel discussions including with Mélanie Joly, Baiba Braže, Stefano Sannino and many more!

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