27.06.24_Editorial_

The increasingly cited „limitless partnership“ between Beijing and Moscow is becoming a growing security threat for Europe. This is the conclusion of a new joint report by the European China think tank Merics, the US-based German Marshall Fund (GMF), and the British think tank Chatham House. The authors state that China’s ongoing support for Russia in the war against Ukraine must influence our assessment of the People’s Republic. The image of China as a partner, competitor and systemic rival no longer fully captures the risk.