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<p>The context of EU - China relations since the elections of the European Parliament in June 2024 and the start of the new Commission is fundamentally different from the situation five years ago. Covid, but above all China’s implicit support for Russia after it attacked Ukraine in February 2022 have changed the perception of China, which had already been labelled a systemic rival in the EU’s China strategy 2019. Europe’s increasing dependence on China for critical raw materials and strategic supply chains have highlighted the need to focus on economic security as well as on the new geopolitical context which has changed again with the start of President Trump’s second term. The policy speech by President van der Leyen in March 2023 and the Commission’s economic security strategy are clear expressions of the shift in Europe’s perception of China. While much will depend on future US - China relations, the EU and its member states will have to develop a more consistent and operational China policy. It will no longer be possible to separate trade and investment relations, cooperation on regional and global issues, geopolitical rivalry and competing conceptions of the international order. A coherent cross - sector approach with full buy - in by member states will be required.</p>

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EU - China relations after the 2024 European elections

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    2025年9月10日

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  • Hans Dietmar Schweisgut

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The context of EU - China relations since the elections of the European Parliament in June 2024 and the start of the new Commission is fundamentally different from the situation five years ago. Covid, but above all China’s implicit support for Russia after it attacked Ukraine in February 2022 have changed the perception of China, which had already been labelled a systemic rival in the EU’s China strategy 2019. Europe’s increasing dependence on China for critical raw materials and strategic supply chains have highlighted the need to focus on economic security as well as on the new geopolitical context which has changed again with the start of President Trump’s second term. The policy speech by President van der Leyen in March 2023 and the Commission’s economic security strategy are clear expressions of the shift in Europe’s perception of China. While much will depend on future US - China relations, the EU and its member states will have to develop a more consistent and operational China policy. It will no longer be possible to separate trade and investment relations, cooperation on regional and global issues, geopolitical rivalry and competing conceptions of the international order. A coherent cross - sector approach with full buy - in by member states will be required.