Archive - Observing China

Beijing wants compensation from BBC for being ‘destructive’

Brussels explores Huawei ban for EU member states; Nexperia becomes a bargaining chip

Nov 13 •

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They stole our chips

British academia capitulation to CCP pressure; China-Pakistan submarine deal

Nov 6 •

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October 2025

Beijing reaches for the stars in latest industrial policy

Badenoch sent business delegation to Beijing; PRC benefitted from Trump export controls

Oct 30 •

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Should Whitehall say ‘mega no’ to China’s ‘mega embassy’ in London?

The Tangram | No 09.2025

Oct 29 •

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Starmer’s Sisyphean task of keeping China happy

Xi’s purge to military purification; decoupling continues in US-China supply chains

Oct 23 •

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Starmer’s sinic squeeze

Beijing goes full throttle on export controls; Brussels considers enforcing tech transfer from Chinese investors

Oct 16 •

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Labels matter: Westminster spy case collapses

Foreign leaders party in Pyongyang; CCP restricts European telecoms providers’ access

Oct 9 •

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Raining on Xi’s parade: Clarifying Taiwan’s status

Why does Britain remain silent on Taiwan's legal status?

Oct 6 •

Beijing issues contorted interpretation of UN Resolution 2758

Royal Navy gets a reaction out of China Coast Guard; PRC tech talent visa goes live

Oct 2 •

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September 2025

China’s unique industrial policy: Purposes, prospects and pushback

Why China’s overcapacity and export surge is a greater threat to the global economy than Trump’s tariffs

Sep 30 •

China calls Britain ‘broke and broken’

Security forum in Beijing aims to assert China’s territorial claims; US-China trade talks continue

Sep 18 •

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London ushers in new era of business with Beijing

Mingyang partners with Octopus Energy for wind turbine project; PRC ready for ‘enhanced’ cooperation with Pyongyang

Sep 11 •

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