Rapprochement amid readjustment: how China sees issues and trends in its changing relationship with the EU

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The EU-China relationship is entering a period of readjustment. On the one hand, the US-China trade war has forced China to seek closer alignment with the EU, and on the other hand, the EU has chosen a more proactive approach to tame China’s global and regional assertiveness. The European readjustment has been particularly noticeable in areas like connectivity, investment and 5G. China has noticed the European change of attitude and relates it to European uncertainties and misinterpretation of China’s development. While the new European leadership was supposed to meet their Chinese counterparts in 2020 and work out a new modus operandi, the global coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated underlying tensions in the relationship. A comprehensive deepening of the EU-China strategic partnership looks unlikely and cooperation is expected to be increasingly selective.

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Hackler, M. (2020). Rapprochement amid readjustment: how China sees issues and trends in its changing relationship with the EU. Asia Europe Journal, 18(2), 251–258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10308-020-00580-5

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