Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ReConnect China (‘ReConnect China’: generating independent knowledge for a resilient future with China for Europe and its citizens.)

Context: The 2019 ‘EU-China – A strategic outlook’ defines China as ‘a partner, a competitor, and a systemic rival’ all at once. This phrasing reflects the deeper question of how the EU should position itself vis-à-vis China, a country that has not only become the...