China

The upcoming EU-China summit may give the impression of business as usual. But the geopolitical context has changed. Beijing may be recognising that, despite transatlantic strains, fundamental EU–China divergences remain unchanged.

As the upcoming EU-China summit in Beijing approaches, China shows little willingness to make significant concessions to the EU. Clearly Beijing does not see the EU as a priority partner – even less so today than in the past. It is wooing the 'Global South', with a clear and...

Europe must beware of the trap of the 'China option' as an automatic response to Trump's hostilities. What Europe has to do is play a smart game and seize Chinese attempts at a rapprochement to obtain real concessions.

The EU is increasingly concerned about strategic dependencies on Chinese technology, particularly with regard to China’s output of legacy semiconductor chips. This Brief explores what steps the EU can take to build resilience against economic security risks in this domain.

The EU has a chance to exert influence over the incoming Trump 2 administration if it moves swiftly to make a ‘China pitch’ focused on ‘three Ts’: trade, tech and Taiwan.