Trade and Investment

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-An excavator loads a truck with rare earth on a quay at the Port of Lianyungang in Lianyungang city, east Chinas Jiangsu province, 10 March 2013.

European Business survey: Bridging the gap between geopolitics and corporate strategy

Joint report by Bertelsmann Stiftung, Clingendael, FIIA and MERICS

Jacob Gunter

External publication

Sep 14, 2026

Flag during the Foreign Affairs Council meeting of Minister responsible for Trade of the European Union in the European Council in Brussels in Belgium on 14th of July 2025.

If Europe wants to use its trade leverage with China, now is the time

Andreas Mischer

Comment

Jul 24, 2026

NANJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2025 - Citizens shopping at a farmers' market in Nanjing, China's Jiangsu Province on November 9, 2025.

China's economy in Q2: Domestic woes dampen growth as imbalances intensify

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

China Economic Indicators

Jul 23, 2026

MERICS Data Insight: Chinese export prices

Esther Goreichy

Comment

Jul 06, 2026

Experts on Trade and Investment

Mikko Huotari

Executive Director

China’s foreign policy; China-Europe relations; global (economic) governance and competition

Jacob Gunter

Head of Program

China's political economy; Industrial policy; Innovation

Alexander Brown

Senior Analyst

Industrial policy; foreign economic policy

Andreas Mischer

Analyst

Foreign investment; industrial policy and Chinese automotive industry

Events

ECKN Briefing: Investigating a Trade War Scenario with Beijing Invitation

Jul. 06, 2026

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Expert Conversation with Dr. Maria Repnikova on China’s soft power in Africa

May. 21, 2026

Berlin

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Trade and Investment

Research and Insights

European Business survey: Bridging the gap between geopolitics and corporate strategy

Joint report by Bertelsmann Stiftung, Clingendael, FIIA and MERICS

If Europe wants to use its trade leverage with China, now is the time

China's economy in Q2: Domestic woes dampen growth as imbalances intensify

MERICS Data Insight: Chinese export prices

Experts on Trade and Investment

Mikko Huotari

Jacob Gunter

Alexander Brown

Andreas Mischer

Events

ECKN Briefing: Investigating a Trade War Scenario with Beijing Invitation

Expert Conversation with Dr. Maria Repnikova on China’s soft power in Africa

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