The EU and Xi: relations remain complica • Table.Briefings

After the party congress, EU-China relations are likely to become even more difficult than before – but this also depends on Beijing’s position on Russia. China’s leadership has one important goal regarding Europe: to prevent a rapprochement with the United States. How will Brussels deal with Xi’s third term in office?

The upcoming party congress in Beijing is also occupying Europe’s capitals. In Brussels, the view of China with President Xi Jinping in his third term can be characterized by skepticism. There will be no significant improvement in the battered EU-China relations even after the party congress, the German EU ambassador and former ambassador to China, Michael Clauß, sums up at a panel discussion on Thursday in the European Parliament. The event „Xi Jinping’s China: What Can We Expect?“ was hosted by MEP Reinhard Bütikofer.

The EU and Xi: relations remain complicated

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