The optics remain important. You don’t want to do this too blatantky because there are legitimate Chinese business sectors which we cannot re-create in Europe without their expertise. Batteries and solar production are the hot topics at the moment.
I’d argue that removing firms from public tender agreements is a lower action than outright assuming ownership of a foreign firm’s domestic assets.
I respectfully disagree. Europe already had a thriving PV industry in the 2000s, for example, and European EV makers are clear sales leaders in the continent (although Tesla and BYD is in the news). This is not to say that we should reject Chinese cooperation, but the country needs to play by the rules as everyone else. I don’t see that this is the case, unfortunately.
Regarding the Dutch case linked in the article: If national security is threatened, any country will do that, especially if you deal with a foreign state that is openly acting against European interests and security (quick reminder that China is a decisive supporter of Russia in its war against Ukraine, just to mentioned one among other major issues).
I was not aware of those companies being successful. Not to doubt you, but what were those companies called and are any of them existing now? And we’re they financially viable without subsidies at the time?
The optics remain important. You don’t want to do this too blatantky because there are legitimate Chinese business sectors which we cannot re-create in Europe without their expertise. Batteries and solar production are the hot topics at the moment.
I’d argue that removing firms from public tender agreements is a lower action than outright assuming ownership of a foreign firm’s domestic assets.
I respectfully disagree. Europe already had a thriving PV industry in the 2000s, for example, and European EV makers are clear sales leaders in the continent (although Tesla and BYD is in the news). This is not to say that we should reject Chinese cooperation, but the country needs to play by the rules as everyone else. I don’t see that this is the case, unfortunately.
Regarding the Dutch case linked in the article: If national security is threatened, any country will do that, especially if you deal with a foreign state that is openly acting against European interests and security (quick reminder that China is a decisive supporter of Russia in its war against Ukraine, just to mentioned one among other major issues).
I was not aware of those companies being successful. Not to doubt you, but what were those companies called and are any of them existing now? And we’re they financially viable without subsidies at the time?