Tag: Sino-Swiss Relations

Will the Federal Council follow suit with the sanctions against China? | Tages-Anzeiger

“The relationship between Switzerland and China threatens to escalate further. It was only last Friday that the Federal Council tightened its rhetoric against the Chinese government’s blatant human rights violations. Now, five days later, he is already faced with the question of whether he will follow up the critical tones with deeds. Specifically: whether he will take sanctions against Switzerland’s third largest trading partner.

The Federal Council is confronted with this delicate decision by the European Union. On Monday, for the first time since the Tiananmen massacre 30 years ago, it issued punitive measures against China. Even if these sanctions are initially more of a symbolic nature, Brussels is sending an important signal against the Chinese government. Now Switzerland has to decide whether and how to go along with it.”

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Heikler Entscheid steht an – Zieht der Bundesrat bei den Sanktionen gegen China nach?
Der Bundesrat prüft, ob er sich Brüssels Strafmassnahmen gegen Peking anschliessen soll. Dabei bekommt er Unterstützung von unerwarteter Seite.

China Strategy 2021-2024 – A balanced, coherent and coordinated approach to China | Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

“China has developed rapidly in recent decades. Relations between Switzerland and China are becoming closer all the time, but this also means that differing values are coming to light more frequently and more clearly than before. The number of actors in Switzerland who maintain contact with China is also rising. In light of this, the Federal Council adopted a new strategy for China at its meeting on 19 March. The strategy was drafted in a process that involved all government departments.”

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A balanced, coherent and coordinated approach to China
The Federal Council adopted a strategy for China at its meeting on 19 March. The strategy was drafted in a process that involved all government departments.

➔ Brochure – China Strategy 2021-2024 (FDFA)

Interview | “Our quiet diplomacy makes us personable” | NZZ

Felix Sutter, President of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, on the challenges for Swiss companies in China, the discussion about a “Lex China” and the special relationship between the Swiss and the Chinese.

@ NZZ (German) | January 7, 2020

China, Switzerland set example of friendly exchanges between countries: Chinese FM | Xinhua

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday said here that the relationship between China and Switzerland has set a good example of friendly exchanges between countries of different social systems, historical backgrounds and sizes.

Wang made the remarks when he co-chaired the second round of the China-Switzerland Foreign Minister’s Strategic Dialogue with Ignazio Cassis, member of the Swiss Federal Council and Switzerland’s foreign minister.

@ Xinhua | October 22, 2019