CHINA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: CHALLENGES, DYNAMICS AND MULTILATERALISM IN A TRANSFORMING LANDSCAPE

Raimund Löw in conversation with Liu Feitao, Xie Bo, Thomas Eder,
Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, Yang Bowen, Daniel Fuchs, Oliver
Radtke, Bu Shaohua





CHINA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: CHALLENGES, DYNAMICS AND
MULTILATERALISM IN A TRANSFORMING LANDSCAPE





In the interaction among regional powers, China’s participation
has been steadily increasing, encompassing political, economic,
and investment dimensions. Amidst shifting global dynamics, the
European Union is increasingly pursuing strategic autonomy
alongside its historic American partnership, while other major
actors, including China and countries of the Global South, are
also shaping evolving approaches to security and multilateral
engagement. What consequences will this have for the relationship
between Europe and China vis-à-vis global stakeholders such as
Russia and the Ukraine, India and the Gulf or Africa?





As China remains a significant participant in the UN system and a
major contributor to peacekeeping, the Global South has found
increasing common ground with China in UN bodies. In this
context, can joint efforts among the EU, China, and partners from
the Global South strengthen the multilateral agenda and help to
bridge their diverse systemic perspectives? In light of 55 years
of diplomatic relations between Austria and China, we bring
together perspectives from Beijing, Vienna, and Brussels to
discuss current and future challenges and synergies.





The panel discussion will be followed by Break-Out-Round Tables
with all the discussants and further Austrian academics and
business representatives in order to provide for more detailed
interaction and conversation.





Panel:
Liu Feitao, Vice President of China Institute of
International Studies, Secretary General of China National
Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, Senior Research
Fellow



Xie Bo, research fellow of China Institute of
International Studies



Thomas Eder, Research Fellow (Postdoctoral
Researcher) at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs
in Vienna and Lecturer at the Department of Political Science,
University of Vienna



Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik, Sinologist,
Professor emerita at the Department of East Asian Studies,
University of Vienna and corresponding member of the Austrian
Academy of Sciences





Additional discussants at the Break -Out-Round Tables
also include:
Yang Bowen, Department for European Studies of
China Institute of International Studies



Daniel Fuchs, assistant professor at the
Institute for Asian and African Studies at Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin



Oliver Radtke, Sinologist, Strategic Advisor,
Author; Research Fellow University of Vienna and Shanghai
International Studies University



Bu Shaohua, Deputy Director and Associate
Research Fellow at the Department for European Studies in China
Institute of International Studies





Moderation:
Raimund Löw, Journalist, Author, Historian