EU-China Interviews
Hear opinions of EU-China experts and decision-makers
CHARLOTTE ROULE: One Economy, Two Systems - European Businesses in China Amid the Pandemic
In this episode, we look at the business environment in China and the current standing of European businesses in the Chinese market. We will cover the Business Confidence Survey recently released by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. But we will go well beyond that, so stay tuned to hear about the impact of COVID-19 on European businesses in China, progress on the Comprehensive Agreement on Investments, and what we can expect from the economic policies that came out of the Two Sessions. We will discuss this with a guest who is in the middle of it all.
Charlotte Roule is Vice President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, a member of the Jinan Mayor’s International Economic Consultation Committee, and an external trade advisor for the French Government.
IVANA KARÁSKOVÁ: 17+1 China-CEE Cooperation - Vehicle of Influence, Empty Shell, or Multifaceted Network?
In today’s episode, we take a look at the 17+1 China-Central and Eastern Europe cooperation, evaluate its political and economic substance, and investigate how it ties into wider EU-China relations.
Ivana Karásková is a China Research Fellow and a Project Coordinator at the Prague-based Association for International Affairs (AMO) and the coordinator of the China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE), a collaborative international platform bringing together China experts from 17 CEE countries.
TIM RÜHLIG: Shaping Future Markets - EU, China, and Global Technical Standardisation
In today’s episode, we discuss the growing role of China in setting global technical standards and clear up this vital, highly technical topic.
Our guest is a Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, where he focuses on China’s industrial and economic policies, and their impact on Europe - in this context, he also researches technical standardisation. He is a member of the China Task Force of the European standardisation organisations CEN and CENELEC, and provides expertise on technical standards to many organisations, including the European Commission.
LUCREZIA POGGETTI: Sino-Italian Roller Coaster- Eurosceptics, Disinformation, and Mask Diplomacy
In today’s episode, we investigate the complexities of Sino-Italian relations, which over the last few weeks—like a focusing lens—brought together many interesting topics: the outbreak of COVID-19, China’s disinformation campaigns, Euroscepticism, and wider discussions on EU solidarity.
Our guest is an Analyst at the Berlin-based MERICS, a leading European think tank focused on China. She researches EU-China relations and China’s public diplomacy strategies in Europe, and also has experience working on China’s domestic policies at the EU Delegation to the PRC. Being Italian, she frequently comments on Sino-Italian relations and can help us shed light on the rapidly changing dynamics of Italian-Chinese interactions.