Europe Needs a China Strategy

Summary:

In 2019, the EU described China as “a co-operation partner with whom the EU has closely aligned objectives, a negotiating partner with whom the EU needs to find a balance of interests, an economic competitor in the pursuit of technological leadership, and a systemic rival promoting alternative models of governance” – an analysis echoed by the 2022 EU Strategic Compass. In the last three years, however, the balance between partnership, competition and rivalry has shifted. Systemic rivalry is now at the core of Europe’s interactions with China.

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ESO Records

CER Report: May 2022: Rebooting Europe’s China Strategy https://www.europeansources.info/record/rebooting-europes-china-strategy/

ECFR Policy Briefs: Sept. 2020: The new China consensus: How Europe is growing wary of Beijing https://www.europeansources.info/record/the-new-china-consensus-how-europe-is-growing-wary-of-beijing/

Council of the EU: March 2022: A Strategic Compass for Security and Defence https://www.europeansources.info/record/a-strategic-compass-for-security-and-defence-for-a-european-union-that-protects-its-citizens-values-and-interests-and-contributes-to-international-peace-and-security/

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