Urgency, speed and scale: Dealing with China under the new EU Commission
23
Sep 2024
Berlin
With the new EU Commission currently taking shape in Brussels, its approach to China is set to be one of the key policy areas that is critical for Europe’s success development in the coming years.
Alicia García Herrero (Bruegel) and Abigaël Vasselier (Merics) presented and discussed a set of recommendations for the EU's China policy agenda. The discussion was meant to tackle questions such as: What are the EU’s objectives in dealing with China? Can China adjust its policies vis-à-vis Europe so that the EU can fulfil its objectives? How do the US elections change the equation? What should be the top 3 European priorities in dealing with China?
About the speakers
Alicia Garcia Herrero
Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis, Senior Fellow at Bruegel, Non-resident Senior Follow at the East Asian Institute, Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Economist specialized in monetary and financial issues in emerging markets, banking crises and resolution strategies, financial development
Abigaël Vasselier
Director Research China's Foreign Relations (MERICS)
EU-China; Geopolitics; China´s foreign and security policy