European officials were parsing evidence of an increase in battlefield weapons being shipped from China to Russia as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine prepared to drag into its fifth year, adding to the well-documented flow of goods with dual civilian and military uses, sources told the Post.

2. Brussels ramps up China de-risking while France and Germany pull further apart

As the end of the year approached, the European Commission was rapidly ramping up its de-risking efforts through a flurry of broadsides against Chinese firms – even as the bloc’s most powerful member states appeared to be moving in different directions on China.

3. EU targets China’s Shein and Temu with new fees on low-value parcels

In December, the European Union announced it would start collecting a three-euro flat fee for each small parcel valued below €150 (US$176) sent directly from a non-EU country to customers in the bloc, following a decision adopted by EU finance ministers.