Far East Unit (Taiwan/China), DG TRADE, European Commission 🇪🇺🇸🇪Trade lawyer. Views my own.
Bryssel, België
Joined November 2012
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Marcus Gustafsson retweeted
This is an important case. In policy terms this is a follow up to the anti-suit injunction case (DS611) although legally different. It is an expression of the EU's concerns as regards China's treatment of EU intellectual property holders. We hope that these measures cease.
We are taking China to the @wto over patent royalties.
Why?
China’s practice of setting global rates for essential patents—without consent—pressures EU high-tech companies to accept lower royalties. It also interferes with EU courts’ authority.
🔗 europa.eu/!PfYTbt
Marcus Gustafsson retweeted
NEW: At event in Brussels, EU trade director general Sabine Weyand tells me no imminent deal on EVs with China
"I think there have been some quite confusing reports about the imminent deal on BEVs, we have had 50 hours of discussions with our Chinese counterparts...
Marcus Gustafsson retweeted
Green transition and international trade rules must go hand in hand.🌱🤝🌏
The EU is engaging with Taiwan at the WTO to ensure EU goods and services are not discriminated against in Taiwan’s offshore wind energy projects.
europa.eu/!RCH7Wd
Good take by @merics_eu @grzestec !
#EU-#China relations are now a mix of de-risking & re-engagement
Recently @vonderleyen spoke of “constructive rivalry”
Beijing signals need to rebuild “strategic trust”
W/ EU-China summit in 2 weeks:
What to expect & what does🇨🇳want to achieve?
Strategic trust or stalling?
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Marcus Gustafsson retweeted
#EU-#China relations are now a mix of de-risking & re-engagement
Recently @vonderleyen spoke of “constructive rivalry”
Beijing signals need to rebuild “strategic trust”
W/ EU-China summit in 2 weeks:
What to expect & what does🇨🇳want to achieve?
Strategic trust or stalling?
🧵👇
Marcus Gustafsson retweeted
The John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition’s 2023/24 edition is on! Next week, we are going to hold the coaching sessions for coaches from developing countries and LDCs who are brave enough to engage into this amazing journey. The registration is open (follow the link⬇️)
Marcus Gustafsson retweeted
EU-#China engagement remains essential: we are key trading partners, with highly integrated economies.
But we stand at a crossroads.
We can choose a win-win path of open, fair trade/ investment + tackling global challenges.
Or, we face a path that slowly moves us apart.
Probably seen but reminds of your research on trade exec agreements @Claussen_K
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Marcus Gustafsson retweeted
In a new paper in @ICLQ_jnl , @WeihuanZhou and I delve into the internationalization of production operations by Chinese companies and how this phenomenon is increasingly being targeted by the anti-circumvention instrument 🇨🇳
cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Pleased to lead the EU delegation for the 15th Trade Policy Review of the EU @wto today. A few take aways from Day 1. 1/6
Maybe something for @debbywuintaipei and @technology to consider to reflect in the headline. Not expert on the CNA, but many democracies have state-backed news, such as the BBC, or SVT in my home country. Unlike in authoritarian regimes, their views cannot be equated w/ gvmnt.
Just to confirm, I spoke to the journalist who wrote the CNA piece, who is mortified that they are being construed by Bloomberg as "the voice of Taiwan".
So the BBG piece should be taken with a pinch of salt.
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In a new blog post and to mark the start of a new collaborative project, @WeihuanZhou and I explore how the EU is using trade and investment tools to secure minerals for its green transition 🍃🏭 1/5
ejiltalk.org/critical-insecu…
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🇪🇺🇸🇪 Sweden has taken over the presidency of the Council of the EU.
So we have put together a handy overview of the elements that make up Swedish trade. #EUTrade
Timely analysis of US exec trade agreements as @USTradeRep abandons comprehensive FTAs for lighter deals like #IPEF, avoiding Congress. As @Claussen_K writes, over 1.2k such in existence. But many are narrow & btwn admin agencies. Is line btwn those and FTAs becoming blurred?
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Very interesting take on how EU peace narrative obscures imperial history. Not sure I agree - seems to underplay agency of EU founders and wish to relinquish colonial possessions after WW2, and WW2 not being purely colonial?
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Interesting finding that breaks between meetings are very important, in times of ever easier online meeting scheduling without pauses in between.
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Very accessible explainer on how we must update elephant inequality/globalisation narrative. Also good reminder 1% income growth was mainly Anglo-Saxon phenomenon (w/ weak state redistribution).
1/ Globalisation drives inequality? It’s complicated
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A 🧵 based on @ft article by @ChrisGiles_ & research by @BrankoMilan etal
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👉on.ft.com/3V2Ftva
👉osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/yg…
Given that services do not physically cross borders, how do you apply duties to them? Would you put a tariff on international zoom calls? For established foreign service providers in your market, would you tax them? That may be discriminatory and violate GATS.
One takeaway from several panels seems to have been the great service the #WTO provides in allowing for discussions and explanations of policies through e.g TBT & SPS notifications, avoiding disputes. @WeyandSabine mentioned possibility of e.g. discussing #CBAM with partners.
My 5 takeaways from the @wto #WTOPublicForum:
➡️WTO matters
➡️WTO must be reformed
➡️WTO can help boost digital trade
➡️Increasing trade opportunities lies at the heart of the WTO
➡️WTO is a tool to tackle climate change
Do you agree? Read my blog for more
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