Tim Rühlig is a Research Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin and an Associate Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. His work focuses on Chinese foreign and technology policy, technical standardization and EU-China relations. He recently published China’s Foreign Policy Contradictions: Lessons from China’s R2P, Hong Kong, and WTO Policy (Oxford University Press, 2022).
Last Updated: March 18, 2022
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03.22.22
Will China Set Global Tech Standards?
In early February, the European Commission issued a sweeping strategy for setting global technology standards. Coming on the heels of Beijing’s latest standards strategy, released in October, it reflects Europe’s efforts to push back against China’s...