• Noah Barkin, Managing Editor in the China practice at Rhodium Group and Visiting Senior Fellow in the Asia Program of the German Marshall Fund
• Gudrun Wacker, Senior Fellow in the Asia Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP) in Berlin,
• Arun K. Singh has served as the Indian ambassador to the US, Israel, and France, and currently serves as a visiting professor at the Ashoka University.

 

EU-China ties have been strained in the last few years with ‘systemic rivalry’ becoming the defining prism of the relationship in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, US-China trade war, and closeness between Russia and China. Especially since the war in Ukraine, the EU and the United States have moved closer on tougher policies towards Beijing. China’s purported position of neutrality is being seen as tacit support of Russia and the joint statement inked by Putin and Xi which contained a joint critique of NATO raised many eyebrows. There can now be seen a newfound sense of leadership in Brussels after using its economic muscles through sanctions and the provision of military aid to Ukraine. Moving away from classical diplomatic language, the EU is taking a tougher stance on China even as the considerable economic and trade relations continue. In this context, this seminar will examine the evolving EU-China relations and the impact of the Ukraine crisis on redefining the transatlantic stance on China.