https://www.scmp.com/rss/517362/feed Matteo Garavoglia is professor of practice at the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He is also research associate at the University of Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations. His research work focuses on European integration, European Union foreign policy and Europe-China relations. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Chinese President Xi Jinping must be pleased with the results of his five-day trip to Europe. In his first visit to the continent since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, he spent time in France, Serbia and Hungary, securing important financial deals without expending any significant diplomatic capital. But Xi’s European tour did not address the long-term challenges that hamper the Sino-European relationship. China is still at risk of a long-term strategic impasse with Europe. In France, Xi... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3262700/china-wont-help-eu-relations-befriending-unpopular-european-leaders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3262700/china-wont-help-eu-relations-befriending-unpopular-european-leaders?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 May 2024 21:30:19 +0000 When top European Union officials landed in China last week for the EU-China summit with President Xi Jinping, they had a long list of concerns. The visit by the power trio of European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, European Council president Charles Michel and EU foreign policy high representative Josep Borrell – which came after visits by the commission’s vice-presidents Valdis Dombrovskis and Vera Jourova – is part of a build-up that saw increasingly high-level visits taking place... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3245089/china-must-work-trade-and-trust-eu-if-it-wants-warm-long-term-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3245089/china-must-work-trade-and-trust-eu-if-it-wants-warm-long-term-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:40:10 +0000