China is slowly losing Europe. This is happening even though
transatlantic relations are at a low point and right when the European
Union is finally aiming to become a global geopolitical player.
Ursula von der Leyen, the new president of the European Commission, has made it clear over the past months that she wants to lead a “geopolitical commission” and one of its priorities will be to “define our relations with a more self-assertive China”.
This means that the next few years will be decisive for China. Over the past three years, even in the context of EU-US disagreements and tensions,
China’s ties to Europe have frayed, with the EU branding it ” and “a systemic rival”, while numerous voices on the European continent are calling for a more confrontational attitude against what they perceive as a rising illiberal adversary.
Read more at: What kind of Europe does China want to deal with: friend, business partner or strategic rival? | South China Morning Post
Ursula von der Leyen, the new president of the European Commission, has made it clear over the past months that she wants to lead a “geopolitical commission” and one of its priorities will be to “define our relations with a more self-assertive China”.
This means that the next few years will be decisive for China. Over the past three years, even in the context of EU-US disagreements and tensions,
China’s ties to Europe have frayed, with the EU branding it ” and “a systemic rival”, while numerous voices on the European continent are calling for a more confrontational attitude against what they perceive as a rising illiberal adversary.
Read more at: What kind of Europe does China want to deal with: friend, business partner or strategic rival? | South China Morning Post
