S5 Ep39: Director's cut: EU-China partnership after the 21st EU-China summit

In this episode of the Director's cut, Guntram Wolff
discusses with Alicia Garcia Herrero about the results of the
21st EU-China Summit. 


The EU and China committed to further strengthen the EU-China
strategic partnership at the 21st EU-China summit. Both
sides agreed on a joint statement setting out the direction for
EU-China relations in the years to come. Leaders expressed their
joint support for multilateralism and rules-based trade. They
reaffirmed their joint engagement to reform the World Trade
Organisation. The EU and China agreed to work together to address
industrial subsidies. They also discussed foreign and
security issues in their respective neighbourhoods.


Bruegel's director and Alicia Garcia Herrero comment on the joint
declaration and the challenges for the next steps in this
cooperation. 


Further reading on Eu-China on Bruegel website