Bernhard Bartsch

Director External Relations @merics_eu. Ex @BertelsmannSt & correspondent in China, Japan, Korea. Personal views on public issues. RT = check this out

[Bernhard Bartsch @bernhardbartsch]

Shaky China - Five Scenarios for Xi Jinping’s third term - ⁦@merics_eu⁩ Podcast with Bernhard Bartsch https://t.co/bYX6ArUmue

[Auswärtiges Amt @AuswaertigesAmt]

Mit der #China-Strategie haben wir uns vor anderthalb Jahren Leitplanken und Instrumente gegeben, 🇨🇳 selbstbewusst auf Augenhöhe zu begegnen, kritische Infrastruktur zu schützen und Technologieabfluss zu verhindern. @ABaerbock (1/3)

[Thorsten Benner @thorstenbenner]

Danke, @bueti!
Wir feiern heute Reinhard Bütikofers legendäres Wirken und Abschied aus dem EP.
Gut, Dich jetzt in Berlin zu wissen. Du wirst hier gebraucht! Auf viele weitere politische Abenteuer.

[Swedish National China Centre @kinacentrum]

The 2024 @ETNC17 report has now been released!

The report examines the viewpoints of 21 EU member states and the United Kingdom on “de-risking,” as well as the practical steps they have taken towards implementing this much-discussed policy 🇪🇺🇨🇳

[Thorsten Benner @thorstenbenner]

Congrats on your new office, @merics_eu.
Excellent housewarming panel with @GERonAsia @FGodement Friedolin Strack moderated by Bernhard Bartsch.

[MERICS @merics_eu]

Can #China’s Communist Party achieve some socioeconomic stress relief? Follow the discussion with MERICS expert @KDrinhausen, John Garnaut @jgarnaut (Garnaut Global) and @Lingling_Wei (@WSJ), moderated by @bernhardbartsch:
https://t.co/LpN0g1mrso

[Nils Schmid @NilsSchmid]

Ab dem kommenden Jahr wird der Bund das Mercator Institute for China Studies @merics_eu dauerhaft mit 500.000 Euro im Jahr fördern. Ich freue mich, dass wir damit auch künftig eine exzellente Expertise für dieses wichtige Thema haben. Mehr dazu unter https://t.co/d9Abh9x1EF

[MERICS @merics_eu]

“Getting China right has never been more important than today,” EU Commission President Ursula @vonderleyen at the European #China Conference 2023 co-organized by MERICS & @ECFR, with support by @GermanyDiplo. 1/3

[MERICS @merics_eu]

We are excited to host our members today for an exclusive conference and a day of insights & discussions. In one of the sessions, @NilsSchmid and @JoWadephul discussed Germany’s #China strategy w/ @BernhardBartsch.

Learn more about our membership program: https://t.co/IQJCCUWQnk

[MERICS @merics_eu]

Fruitful discussion at our panel on Chinese engagement across Europe’s Triple Helix with Signe Ratso (@ratsosi), DG #Research & #Innovation @EUScienceInnov @EU_Commission; Sylvia Schwaag-Serger @lunduniversity; and Philipp Meyer, JFY International, @TRUMPF_News. @UCIGCC

[MERICS @merics_eu]

We are delighted to welcome Germany’s Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger @starkwatzinger for a keynote speech and a panel discussion on global innovation competition and collaboration. Watch NOW at: https://t.co/rmeLwBdRrZ @UCIGCC @BMBF_Bund

[MERICS @merics_eu]

“🇩🇪 is still struggling to find the right balance between business and politics in its approach to 🇨🇳,” say @bernhardbartsch, MERICS Director External Relations, & Claudia Wessling, MERICS Director Communications & Publications, in the @thewirechina op-ed. https://t.co/Q58r0o8Pko

[The Wire China @thewirechina]

Plus, @aaronMCN's #infographics on StarTimes’ role in promoting China’s image in #Africa, @DavidBarboza2's Q&A with @martinwolf_, a reported piece from @eliotcxchen on two battery material startups in the U.S. and #China; and an op-ed from @bernhardbartsch and Claudia Wessling.

[ETNC @ETNC17]

🚨 Our latest report is out! 👇

[MERICS @merics_eu]

🆕This year's report by the European Think-tank Network on China (@ETNC17) explores national approaches to China in 24 European countries and the EU. https://t.co/LEOp4cZPdu 1/5

[Democracy Digest @demdigest]

Europe's democracies have become more aligned on how to deal with #authoritarian #China, but approaches still vary, @bernhardbartsch & #ClaudiaWessling @merics_eu write in a new report @globalchina2022. https://t.co/a6LsQvSE9M

[MERICS @merics_eu]

The German #China strategy provides more clarity and clearer positions than expected, says @bernhardbartsch, Director External Relations at MERICS, in an interview with @Welt. “It's a step forward.” Read the full interview here: https://t.co/AuOxRChuL9

[Bernhard Bartsch @bernhardbartsch]

Neue Strategie: „China ist viel instabiler, als wir denken“ - WELT https://t.co/2MgAxz8mPk

[miriam steimer @miriamsteimer]

🇨🇳 🇩🇪 China-Geschäft: Teures Risiko ⁦@ZDFheute⁩-live zur #ChinaStrategie - u.a. mit ⁦@bernhardbartsch⁩ ⁦@merics_eu⁩ https://t.co/la5aCXVb1V

[MERICS @merics_eu]

It was an honor to host Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock @ABaerbock today for a speech on Germany’s #China policy and a panel discussion with @nilsschmid, @NZippelius, @SabineKellerer and @m_huotari. 1/7

[Reinhard Bütikofer @bueti]

Und sie bewegt sich doch. Nachdem die ursprünglich für Februar angekündigte erste deutsche #ChinaStrategie monatelang verschollen schien,
🧵1/10
https://t.co/XNI4mkGkCb