AN OPEN MARKET? Political Obstacles and Chinese Investment in Europe
March 11, 2010. 5th of March this International Conference will be arranged by Clingendael Asia Studies and Nyenrode Business University at Institute Clingendael. This one-day International Conference addresses the relationship between economic and political considerations that are relevant for the inflow of Chinese investments into Europe. These considerations relate to both European governments and Chinese investors. At present, Chinese investments in Europe represent only a fraction of the total bilateral investment flows (Chinese FDI inflow into the European Union was 0.1 billion euro in 2008). This is set to change in the coming years, however. In September 2009 Wen Jiabao, China’s premier, announced that Beijing would use its foreign exchange reserves to support and accelerate overseas expansion and acquisitions by Chinese companies. Estimated at more than 1,500 billion euro, the Chinese foreign exchange reserves are the largest in the world. Read more »
Time for Israel to Rethink its China Policy
March 4, 2010. New Clingendael Asia Forum article by Aron Shai 4 March 2010. Jerusalem should reconsider its relations with Beijing. It perhaps even needs to welcome greater Chinese involvement in various diplomatic and security issues relating to the Middle East. Download PDF »
The EU, China and India: The Promise of Trilateral Engagement
February 4, 2010. While the EU does engage with China and India in multilateral forums that it promotes, such as the Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM), a more focused and regular trilateral engagement is likely to be more effective over the longer term in influencing and shaping the Sino-Indian relationship. Download PDF »
Recent publications
| EN | Clingendael Asia Forum 4: Time of Israel to rethink its China Policy, Aron Shai |
| EN | The EU, China and India: The Promice of Trilateral Engagement, Jabin T. Jacob |
| EN | EU Risks Losing Political Niches in Asia to G-2, Ingrid d’Hooghe and Maaike Okano-Heijmans |
| EN | Iran's Relations with China and the West (Summary), Willem van Kemenade |
| EN | Challenges of Pakistan's Governance System, Marco Mezzera |
Media
| EN | Central Asia as model for security in Black Sea region, Frans-Paul van der Putten |
| NL | Europa en Japan, werk samen!, Maaike Okano-Heijmans |
| NL | Chimerica, Willem Post |
| NL | De EU speelt haar economische macht in Azië nog te slecht uit, Maaike Okano-Heijmans en Frans-Paul van der Putten |
| NL | Implosie Korea in niemands belang, Sico van der Meer |