Abstract
This report aims to provide a timely update on recent developments in European Union (EU)-China relations. The EU has changed its rhetoric on its own China policy after the declaration that called China a ‘systemic rival’ in 2019. The recently elected German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz has pledged to improve the declining EU-China relationship through a recent surprise visit to Beijing in November 2022 after the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
During a 27 nation summit in late October 2022, European leaders pledged joint efforts to conduct a coherent set of geopolitical strategies towards China to prevent further escalation of the systematic rivalry.
However, it is inevitable for several EU member states and the European Parliament to express concerns about the realignment of China’s economic diplomacy alongside commercial interests of the EU as a whole.
The European Parliament has forged an EU wide consensus towards its China policy and pushed for stronger regulations on sanctions responses and human rights concerns. Aside from the rising geopolitical rift between the United States and China, the Russian-Ukrainian war has also been another significant factor in the consideration of the EU’s China doctrine.
This report provides important recent updates on EU-China relations, with a specific focus on recent developments in 2022 and early 2023, alongside outlining projections ahead for the EU-China relationship in 2023.
During a 27 nation summit in late October 2022, European leaders pledged joint efforts to conduct a coherent set of geopolitical strategies towards China to prevent further escalation of the systematic rivalry.
However, it is inevitable for several EU member states and the European Parliament to express concerns about the realignment of China’s economic diplomacy alongside commercial interests of the EU as a whole.
The European Parliament has forged an EU wide consensus towards its China policy and pushed for stronger regulations on sanctions responses and human rights concerns. Aside from the rising geopolitical rift between the United States and China, the Russian-Ukrainian war has also been another significant factor in the consideration of the EU’s China doctrine.
This report provides important recent updates on EU-China relations, with a specific focus on recent developments in 2022 and early 2023, alongside outlining projections ahead for the EU-China relationship in 2023.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | EU-China Relations in 2023 Latest Developments |
Subtitle of host publication | EU-China Relations in 2023 Latest Developments |
Pages | 1-14 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2023 |