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Mikko Huotari

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Executive Director, Mercator Institute for China Studies MERICS | RTs ≠ endorsements | All opinions = my own

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Philipp Eckstein @eckstein.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Wie kommt #Trump auf die Zölle, die andere Staaten angeblich gegen die USA verhängen? (blaue Spalte). Das Weiße Haus schreibt von tarifären und nicht-tarifären Handelsbarrieren (u.a. Währungsmanipulationen) Die Rechnung war aber offenbar recht simpel. 1/x
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Internationale Politik @internationalepolitik.de · 21/02/2025
Was erwartet die Welt von 🇩🇪 nach der Wahl? Antworten u.a. von @carlomasala1.bsky.social, @tbenner.bsky.social, @fuecks.bsky.social, @mikkohuotari.bsky.social, @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social, @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social, @constelz.bsky.social, @rikefranke.bsky.social. /2
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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
🥳We are thrilled to present our new German-language podcast series “China in 25”! In the first episode, @mikkohuotari.bsky.social, Bernhard Bartsch and Claudia Wessling talk about tariffs, transatlantic challenges and how China features in German election programs. merics.org/en/podcast/c...
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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
On Monday, we had the pleasure to host Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock @diplo.de for our event “Focus China – are Germany and Europe prepared fo the geopolitical challenges ahead”. She discussed with MERICS Executive Director @mikkohuotari.bsky.social and a panel of distinguished speakers... 1/2
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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
China is vying for leadership in quantum research and applications. Johannes Heller-John talked to Antonia Hmaidi and Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau, the authors of a recent MERICS China Tech Observatory report on the topic. Podcast: merics.org/en/podcast/c... Report: merics.org/en/report/ch...
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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
How do China’s overcapacities affect its trade and economic relations with other countries, including in the Global South? Listen to our recent podcast with MERICS Chief Economist Max J. Zenglein and @vicshih.bsky.social (UC San Diego). merics.org/en/podcast/f...
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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
“The 🌊tide appears to have turned against German 🚙carmakers in China,” write Alexander Brown and Andreas Mischer. Nevertheless, they announced hefty new investments in 2024. Read their comment about German car makers’ risky bet in China: merics.org/en/comment/g..., via @thediplomat.com
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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Wir danken Deutschlandradio Kultur für die Zusammenarbeit und unserem Kooperationspartner Berlin Contemporary China Network (@berlinbccn.bsky.social). Hier finden Sie die Debatte zum Nachhören: www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/deutschland-... 2/2
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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Alexander Davey explored the online debate over a military career in China. The analysis is part of @chinaspektrum.bsky.social, our project with Trier University’s China Institute, funded by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. merics.org/en/comment/a...
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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
China sees quantum technology as pivotal in global science and tech competition. Antonia Hmaidi & Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau zoom in on China’s quantum ambitions in a new report for our China Tech Observatory, a project funded by the Federal Ministry of Research and Education. merics.org/en/report/ch...
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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
In the latest episode of our podcast, Victor Shih (UC San Diego) and MERICS Chief Economist Max J. Zenglein talk about the blatant levels of local government indebtedness in China with MERICS Director Communications and Publications Claudia Wessling: merics.org/en/podcast/f...
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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Beijing recently released a plan to develop a #bigdata center system for #newmaterials. The aim is to enhance the productivity, innovation, and competitiveness of China’s manufacturing sector. Our experts analyzed the plan for the new MERICS #China Industries Brief: merics.org/en/merics-br...
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New materials big data system + New energy storage industry + Smart factories
MERICS TOP 5 1. Unveiling China’s new materials big data system strategy At a glance: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the National Data Bu...
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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
The election of Donald Trump puts Beijing’s Europe policy to the test. In the new MERICS China Europe 360°, François Chimits and @grzegorzstec.bsky.social explore how Beijing might adjust its policy vis-à-vis Europe under different scenarios: merics.org/en/merics-br...
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Trump 2.0 and China's EU policy + MERCOSUR + Trade tensions
Analysis Trump 2.0: How will China adjust its Europe policy? By Francois Chimits and Grzegorz StecThe overarching goal of China’s Europe policy has long been to drive a wedge between the EU and US to ...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
New @merics.bsky.social study by my colleagues Claus Soong and Jacob Gunter who have analyzed the responses of the 50 largest economies to Chinese market distortions, overcapacities and surges of Chinese exports. merics.org/en/tracker/i...
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It’s not us, it’s you: China’s surging overcapacities and distortive exports are pressuring many developing countries too
By Claus Soong and Jacob GunterThe EU’s October 2024 tariffs on imported China-made electric vehicles (EVs) raised a debate in Europe about the level of market distortions coming from China’s exports,...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Ok, catching up here a little bit... New @merics.bsky.social report by Francois Chimits on how internationally integrated China's economy is (not). Important baseline for understanding and assessing the future development of China's globalization. merics.org/en/report/ne...
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New MERICS index: how internationally integrated is China's economy?
Key findings The MERICS China Internationalization Index (MCII) shows that the Chinese economy remains substantially less integrated into the world economy than the US and even Japan, despite years of...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 21/12/2023
Data-heavy NBER piece on "GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS: THE LOOMING “GREAT REALLOCATION” - I wish we had similar research done for GER/EU, on a regular basis, by our leading economic research institutes. www.nber.org/system/files...
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Maximilian Mayer @maximilianiras.bsky.social · 17/12/2023
#Korea has suffered a trade deficit with its biggest market #China this year for the first time in 31 years. Korea's exports to China totaled $114 billion in the first 11 months of this year, while imports amounted to $132 billion, resulting in an $18 billion deficit.
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Korea Suffers 1st Trade Deficit with China in 3 Decades
Korea has suffered a trade deficit with its biggest market China this year for t..
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 05/12/2023
CN stringent data localization req. have sweeping implications for global trade, investment & innovation. R. Arcesati & J. Groenewegen-Lau explain how Beijing deploys party-state control over data flows in its digital ecosystem. Part 1 of a new @merics.bsky.social series with Hinrich Foundation.
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China’s party-state control over data flows | White paper | Hinrich Foundation
China methodical and increased control over data flows could have sweeping implications for global trade, investment, and innovation. Download this paper by MERICS.
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
Short interview with @merics.bsky.social Lead Analyst Nis Grünberg on China at the COP28: merics.org/en/press-rel...
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China and the COP28
The UN Climate Change Conference, also known as the COP, begins in Dubai on November 30 and ends on December 12. For the 28th time, the world's heads of state and government of 197 countries plus the ...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
New @merics.bsky.social podcast on countering Chinese disinformation in the EU, with Ivana Karásková and Grzegorz Stec. merics.org/en/podcast/c...
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Countering Chinese disinformation in the EU, with Ivana Karásková and Grzegorz Stec
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
Latest edition of our @merics.bsky.social Europe - China 360° Brief: * Strategic-trust or -stalling: what does China want from the next EU-China summit? * The EU-US Summit – a gathering of unassuming significance  merics.org/en/merics-br...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
New @merics.bsky.social report "Here to stay - Chinese state-affiliated hacking for strategic goals" by @tonihds.bsky.social merics.org/en/report/he...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
New @merics.bsky.social podcast with Abigael Vasselier on the upcoming EU-China summit: merics.org/en/podcast/u... What issues are likely to be on the agenda? What outcomes can we expect? And what is on the table in EU-China relations in 2024?
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The upcoming EU-China Summit, with Abigaël Vasselier
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
A new @merics.bsky.social report "Fragmenting Cyberspace" analyzes how China is driving the fragmentation of the internet: R. Arcesati, K.v. Carnap, A. Hmaidi & J. Groenewegen-Lau analyze fragmentation of data flows, web applications, internet protocols + digital hardware merics.org/en/report/fr...
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Fragmenting cyberspace: The future of the internet in China
China is one of the key drivers of the fragmentation of the internet as we currently know it. This is the key result of a new in-depth MERICS report titled “Fragmenting cyberspace: The future of the...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
New edition of our @merics.bsky.social China Global Competition Tracker has a deep dive on how Chinese-owned/operated ports shape global trade. merics.org/en/tracker/h...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Profiling Europe-China relations (ahead of the EU-China summit): UK merics.org/en/country-p...
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Country Profile: United Kingdom
You are reading the country profile for the United Kingdom. Click here to go back to the country profiles overview page. , 1. Introduction The bilateral relationship between the UK and China has unde...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Profiling Europe-China relations ahead of the EU-China summit: Sweden merics.org/en/country-p...
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Country Profile: Sweden
You are reading the country profile for Sweden. Click here to go back to the country profiles overview page. , 1. Introduction Sweden's relationship with China has deteriorated rapidly in recent years...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Profiling Europe-China relations ahead of the EU-China summit: Spain merics.org/en/country-p...
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Country Profile: Spain
You are reading the country profile for Spain. Click here to go back to the country profiles overview page. , 1. Introduction China is not a priority in Spanish foreign policy, beyond the economic are...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Profiling Europe-China relations ahead of the EU-China summit: Poland merics.org/en/country-p...
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Country Profile: Poland
You are reading the country profile for Poland. Click here to go back to the country profiles overview page. , 1. Introduction Poland’s China policy has moved towards a security and geopolitical foc...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Profiling Europe-China relations ahead of the EU-China summit: Lithuania merics.org/en/country-p...
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Country Profile: Lithuania
You are reading the country profile for Lithuania. Click here to go back to the country profiles overview page. , 1. Introduction Lithuania’s relationship with Beijing deteriorated sharply in 2021 w...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Profiling Europe-China relations ahead of the EU-China summit: Italy merics.org/en/country-p...
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Country Profile: Italy
You are reading the country profile for Italy. Click here to go back to the country profiles overview page. , 1. Introduction The signing of the Bet and Road Initiative’s Memorandum of Understanding...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Profiling Europe-China relations ahead of the EU-China summit: Germany merics.org/en/country-p...
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Country Profile: Germany
You are reading the country profile for Germany. Click here to go back to the country profiles overview page. , 1. Introduction Germany released its first ever China strategy in July 2023, a major ste...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Profiling Europe-China relations ahead of the EU-China summit: France merics.org/en/country-p...
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Country Profile: France
You are reading the country profile for France. Click here to go back to the country profiles overview page. , 1. Introduction President’s Macron last visit to China in April 2023 illustrates the Fr...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
From last week but still relevant - our latest MERICS China Essentials Brief: * Central Financial Work conf.: Real-estate & local gov. debt crises * Restarting mil-2-mil w/ US * China at UK AI summit * Li Keqiang death & public voices @merics.bsky.social merics.org/en/merics-br...
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Central Financial Work Conference + US-China military communications + AI summit
Top Story Xi signals determination to solve real-estate and local government debt crises Xi Jinping and other top leaders sent a sign of their determination to mitigate and manage systemic financial r...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Final contribution in our 3-part series on "Negotiating with China": Listen to this podcast with Joerg Wuttke (Pres. emeritus at EUCCC): merics.org/en/podcast/g... P.1 (Charlie Parton): merics.org/en/comment/n... P. 2 (Vijay Gokhale): merics.org/en/comment/w...
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“Go in as a mouse” – Negotiating in China, with Jörg Wuttke
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
It was an honour to co-host the 3rd edition of our @ecfr.bsky.social @merics.bsky.social "European China Conference" with >100 fantastic guests, panelists and remarks by EU Commission Pres. Ursula v.d. Leyen on Nov 16. merics.org/en/events/eu...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
New MERICS report "AI entanglements: Balancing risks and rewards of European-Chinese collaboration" by Rebecca Arcesati, @tonihds.bsky.social , Wendy Chang and Kai v. Carnap. @merics.bsky.social merics.org/en/report/ai...
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AI entanglements: Balancing risks and rewards of European-Chinese collaboration
This report was made possible by the support of the German Federal Foreign Office. Click here for more information on MERICS standards to maintain independence in research and editing. , Key findings ...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
At the 16th "Deutsches Wirtschaftsforum" this morning in the Frankfurter Paulskirche we discussed the shifting political conditions and risks for doing business in and factors that shape competition with China. studiozx.de/events/conte...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
"Getting China right" was the implicit theme of a discussion today with EU Ambassadors on a panel w/ M. Martin-Prat (Dpt. DG at DG Trade), J. Eskelund (EUCCC Pres.) & M. Van den Heuvel (EU Council, DG Ext. Rel.). Excellent time to be in Brussels w/ MERICS colleagues a few weeks bf the EU-CN summit.
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
A nuanced, lively and very realistic discussion today on the "China p/manel" at the 14th German Engineering Summit (VDMA).
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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
Chinese buyers are filling their boots with chipmaking equipment from ASML before Dutch / US export controls kick in next January Story on the only major European growth market in today's Chinese trade data www.scmp.com/news/china/a...
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China’s Dutch imports soar in sign of ASML kit stockpiling
Dutch shipments to China rose by 29.5 per cent in October, compared to an overall decline in imports from EU.
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
New ECB survey on global production and supply chain risks: www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/economic...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
"China’s economy shows first signs of stabilizing" - our latest @merics.bsky.social Economic Indicators for Q3/2023 are out. Growth likely to reach the government’s annual target of ~5 percent for 2023. The economy remains fragile, though it is far from crisis mode. merics.org/de/tracker/c...
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China’s economy shows first signs of stabilizing
Merics Q3 analysis: Government stabilization efforts bear fruits but growth outlook remains fragile China's economy is showing the first signs of stabilization, after a lackluster post-pandemic recove...
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Please Follow the Official Reuters Account @reuters-world-rss.bsky.social · 27/10/2023
China ex-Premier Li Keqiang, sidelined by Xi Jinping, dies at 68
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China ex-Premier Li Keqiang, sidelined by Xi Jinping, dies at 68
China's former Premier Li Keqiang died of a heart attack on Friday, just 10 months after retiring from a decade in office during which his reformist star had dimmed. He was 68.
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
2 must read short @merics.bsky.social pieces on the dos and don'ts of negotiating w/ China by V. Gokhale & C. Parton - critical insights as Europeans are navigating a period of re-engagement with a China that has changed significantly. www.merics.org/en/comment/w... www.merics.org/en/comment/n...
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Why negotiating with China feels different
In this analytical piece on "Negotiating with China" Vijay Gokhale argues that the secretiveness, stage-setting and theatricality of Chinese counterparts should not throw Western negotiators off their...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
New @merics.bsky.social study "The sky is the limit: China's rise as a transportation superpower challenges the EU" for our China Horizons consortium (chinahorizons.eu) merics.org/en/report/sk...
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The sky is the limit: China's rise as a transportation superpower challenges the EU
Key findings China is set on becoming a global "transportation powerhouse”: Its ambitious vision of being a global leader in advanced transportation industries such as rail, shipping and commercial ...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
Back to Berlin after an intense, sunny & rainy October Paris trip for fruitful China discussions at the Elysee, Quai d'orsay, with Inalco and Thales. Great to be able to expand our footprint here with brilliant @merics.bsky.social colleagues incl. Abigael Vasselier and François Chimits.
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MERICS @merics.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
Hello BlueSky community! MERICS looks forward to connecting and will keep you updated about our latest research and events!   Since you're here, check out our new report on the fundamental shifts in China's economic governance: merics.org/en/report/pa...
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Mikko Huotari @mikkohuotari.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
Glad to host the GER Fed. Foreign Office "Diplomatenkolleg" this week @ MERICS to discuss China, as part of a program incl. colleagues @ecfr.bsky.social @munsecconf.bsky.social, ZIF, UniBW . Thanks to HG Heimsoeth + team (img credits theirs). @carlomasala1.bsky.social @jankaoertel.bsky.social
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