Ahead of 🇩🇪 FM Wadephul’s Beijing trip next week, our Morning Briefing features experts from 🇯🇵, 🇹🇼 & 🇩🇪 to unpack rising Taiwan Strait tensions, EU/German de-risking, Beijing’s posture, and what this means for Europe’s China policy. Watch it here: 👇 youtu.be/cHeFOQv9byo

Fantastic piece by @ellipohlkamp.bsky.social on what conclusions the EU should draw from the Trump-Takaichi meeting. Worth a read.

While Europeans are determined to cut red tape and reduce the bureaucratic burden, more information is still needed to bridge the gap between what governments need to know and what they actually know, writes @jankaoertel.bsky.social @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4mCDg6p

Amid ongoing political division, the dismissal of South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol will have serious consequences for Seoul's foreign policy at a time of heightened competition between the US and China, writes our Korea Foundation Fellow Edward Howell for @chathamhouse.org.

Worries about Chinese one-sided industrial and export policies are increasing not only in Europe, but also among nations in the Global South. The EU has a chance to offer an alternative model, @ayaadachi.bsky.social writes. ip-quarterly.com/en/chinas-ov...

Malaysia is planning to tighten regulations on semiconductors as it comes under US pressure to stem the illicit flow to China of chips crucial to the development of artificial intelligence. evertiq.com/news/2025-03...