Urgency, speed and scale: Dealing with China under the new Commission
This closed-door event discussed how the new European Commission should address the China related issues.
Speakers
Maria Martin Prat
Deputy Director General, European Commission, DG Trade
Dominic Porter
Head of Division, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Mongolia, European External Action Service
Abigaël Vasselier
Director Policy & European Affairs/Head of Program Foreign Relations, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
Claudia Wessling
Director Communications and Publications, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Bruegel Director
Agenda
Check-in
11:30-12:00Agenda
Opening remarks with lunch
12:00-12:15- Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Bruegel Director
Agenda
Presentation
12:15-12:30- Alicia GarcÃa-Herrero, Bruegel Senior fellow
- Abigaël Vasselier, Director Policy & European Affairs/Head of Program Foreign Relations, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
Agenda
Comments
12:30-12:50- Chair: Claudia Wessling, Director Communications and Publications, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
- Maria Martin Prat
- Dominic Porter, Head of Division, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Mongolia, European External Action Service
Agenda
Roundtable discussion
12:50-13:45Agenda
Closing remarks
13:45-14:00- Claudia Wessling, Director Communications and Publications, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
At this roundtable we will present a draft policy brief produced jointly by Bruegel and Merics, under the research project China Horizons, on how the incoming European Commission should deal with China and exchange views about the topic with participants. Some key questions are: (i) What are the EU’s objectives in dealing with China?; (ii) Can China adjust its policies vis-à -vis Europe so that the EU can fulfil its objectives?; (iii) How do the US elections change the equation; (iv) What should be the top 3 European priorities in dealing with China given the above constraints?.
This is an output of China Horizons, Bruegel's contribution in the project Dealing with a resurgent China (DWARC). This project has received funding from the European Union’s HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions under grant agreement No. 101061700.
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