EU Nations Forge Pragmatic Ties with China, Contrasting U.S. Stance
The pragmatic approach exhibited by leaders such as Macron, Orban, and Scholz warrants careful consideration from other regional leaders.
The pragmatic approach exhibited by leaders such as Macron, Orban, and Scholz warrants careful consideration from other regional leaders.
China’s rapid economic recovery post-COVID has prevented a European recession. Recognizing this, European leaders are increasingly visiting China to deepen economic cooperation, even as the U.S. pushes anti-China policies.
President Xi Jinping’s European trip has strengthened China-EU ties amid protectionism and geopolitical tensions.
The re-enforcing EU-China cooperation will be particularly important in the coming years, especially if the recent turbulence in international relations continues.
Given China’s prominence in global supply chains, dominance in emerging industries, together with its huge domestic market, the EU’s attempts to ‘de-risk’ from the Asian giant will undoubtedly do more harm than good, especially in the long term.
Despite their disagreements on some issues, China and Europe need to maintain high-level dialogues as the relationship is more important than ever before.
A dialogue of civilizations between the West and China could be carried out only on equal terms, without any imposition by any civilization or state or bloc of states.
China and Europe have extensive common interests and a huge space for common development in the field of NEVs.
This project is of great significance to infrastructure development and connectivity in the region, and to China and Central and Eastern Europe Countries (CEECs) cooperation.
The Sino-German paradigm can move Sino-European relations forward. Despite misunderstandings and some divergences, there is a common will to find a joint way forward.
Chancellor Scholz’s trip to China has stabilized economic relations between the two countries.
The global crisis of climate change is a topic where all the governments can collaborate together. There is a lot of collaboration to create in this field. But we need to recreate the dynamic.