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Founded in 2005, Asia Centre is an independent research institute that holds debates and issues publications on matters relating to international, strategic, economic relations, as well as the political and social transformations underway in the Asia-Pacific region. At the crossroads of university research as well as public and private decision-making, Asia Centre researchers identify critical regional issues and analyse them in-depth, taking into consideration both local and global dimensions. Asia Centre’s programs are developed with a vast network of partners, companies and major specialist centres in Europe, North America and Asia. The Centre carries out joint operations with these groups, for a better interpretation of ideas and issues. The conclusions of these meetings, such as the results of the work carried out using original sources by our researchers, are widely distributed through the Centre’s publications as well as through international journals, books and media.

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Taiwan cooking oil scandal: Why Isn’t Beijing Adding Fuel to the Fire? • Isabelle Feng

31 July 2026 No Comments

In this new piece, Isabelle Feng looks back at the tainted cooking oil scandal that has affected Taiwan for several weeks, and at Beijing’s measured response to the affair. She examines the protests held in Taipei on 25 July, the coverage of the event by Chinese state media, and reactions observed on Chinese social media. She puts this episode in perspective alongside the history of food safety scandals in mainland China and the question of freedom to protest on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

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CA 36 – Facing the Risks of the "Going Out Strategy" – Jan 2012

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China is transforming itself from a major exporter of goods to a major exporter of capital. By 2009 Chinese investors had established more than 13,000 companies abroad, and China was one of the world’s leading global investors. But China’s external financial flows are often opaque: the three main global destinations for Chinese FDI are the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg. But this new role carries profound implications for Chinese diplomacy and its economy.

The latest edition of China Analysis, published by ECFR and Asia Centre, explores Beijing’s foreign financial footprint and highlights the concerns of Chinese investors and political analysts.

 

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– FACING THE RISKS OF THE “GOING OUT STRATEGY” –

A Road Accident: the Inside Story of the Polish Highway that wasn’t Built by Chinese Firms (Jade Le Van)

The “Going Out” Strategy: Economic Moves with Political Consequences (Thomas Vendryes)

Mapping Out and Sequencing the “Going Out” Strategy (Cheng Gong)

How Best to Avoid Political Risks Abroad? (François Godement)

Ont contribué à ce numéro: David Bénazéraf, Antoine Bondaz, Gong Cheng, Jérôme Doyon, François Godement, Zhou Hewei, Romain Lafarguette, Tanguy Le Pesant, Jade Le Van, Marie-Hélène Schwoob, Thomas Vendryes

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