"If current tensions and conflicts are allowed to continue, and if economic ties are left to be influenced deeply by political factors, economic relations will encounter even more severe challenges."
This piece contains some interesting ideas. One thing I would add to the "main concerns regarding China-EU bilateral economic ties", however, is intellectual property theft. Several European countries, including Germany, France, the UK, and the Netherlands have called out Chinese economic espionage over the past year, highlighting it as a serious impediment to improving economic relations.
This piece contains some interesting ideas. One thing I would add to the "main concerns regarding China-EU bilateral economic ties", however, is intellectual property theft. Several European countries, including Germany, France, the UK, and the Netherlands have called out Chinese economic espionage over the past year, highlighting it as a serious impediment to improving economic relations.
"China’s support of Russia’s military-industrial complex, including through dual-use exports, significantly undermines trust on the European side."??
How so? China broke no agreements with the EU or anyone else when it refused to be dragged into (yet another) European squabble.
Not only did China not break its agreements with Ukraine, it has been such a steadfast friend that Kiev regularly acknowledges the fact.