Catégorie Asia

Easing tensions and rebuilding trust essential in ‘slowbalization’ era

Easing tensions and rebuilding trust is essential in the era of « slowbalization, » according to Pascal Lamy, former director-general of the World Trade Organization . After nearly a century of rapid globalization, successive international shocks and challenges to world stability have called the progress of this trend into question. In the eyes of Lamy, technology, ideology […]

Transcript of Pascal Lamy’s speech at CCG

« The problem is that with the IRA, the U.S. have turned Chinese. They now subsidize their industry as much as China used to do it, after having, by the way, complained in the past that China was too heavily subsidizing its industry, which is absolutely true, hence the level of capacities that we now have […]

Part II: Dialogue of Pascal Lamy with Henry Huiyao Wang at CCG

The former Director-General of WTO emphasized climate issues as paramount, addressed dispute settlement challenges, and highlighted the rising problem of subsidization. Hi, this is Jia Yuxuan from Beijing, pleased to present you with Part II of the transcript of the Dec. 13 event at Center for China and Globalization (CCG), following Pascal Lamy’s keynote speech […]

Post-Brexit UK should ‘sleep together with Europe’: Ex-EU Commissioner Lamy

Talking Europe hosts Pascal Lamy, co-ordinator of the Jacques Delors institutes, and a distinguished former head of the World Trade Organization and former EU Trade Commissioner. We discuss great power competition in today’s world; the EU’s influence when it comes to global trade and regulation; the critical importance of Africa to Europe; and climate adaptation […]

Emmanuel Macron en visite aux Pays-Bas : la souveraineté, le combat de l’Europe ?

La souveraineté européenne au cœur de la visite d’Emmanuel Macron aux Pays-Bas. Le président de la République française a défendu « l’autonomie stratégique » qui doit être le combat de l’Europe. Après ses propos controversés sur Taïwan lors de son déplacement en Chine, le chef d’État français a insisté sur les valeurs communes partagées avec les États-Unis, […]

China practicing mock strikes and blockades of Taiwan

Chinese military forces are conducting drills around Taiwan for a third day. Remembering the fall of a statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad 20 years on. And understanding why some animals are more susceptible to cancer than others. Link to the radio interview on the BBC