Xuechen Chen and Xinchuchu Gao contend that the bilateral relationship between the EU and China must be examined in a broader context. Specifically, that of the EU's increasingly proactive strategy towards the wider Asian region
Xuechen Chen and Xinchuchu Gao argue that the EU’s decision to securitise China lies behind the recent deterioration in EU-China relations. Yet divergent views among member states are hampering EU policy, resulting in incoherent and inconsistent implementation at national levels
Assistant Professor in Politics and International Relations, New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University
Xuechen is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the London Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Science, King's College London.
Her research interests include EU foreign policy, EU external relations with the Asia-Pacific region; China’s foreign policy; regional integration in East Asia; and comparative regionalism.
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