December 18, 2020

Broadening the Transatlantic Partnership to Address the China Challenge

By Carisa Nietsche

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a turning point in Europe’s calculus regarding China. Beijing’s ham-fisted mask diplomacy, attempt to rewrite the pandemic’s origins and use of the World Health Organisation to advance the objectives of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) underscored for Europe the nature of Beijing’s objectives. Europe has grown more attuned to the “strategic challenge” China poses in the economic, technology and global governance realms as a result.

Addressing the China challenge will require broadening beyond the transatlantic partnership and bringing Indo-Pacific partners to the table.

The growing convergence between US and European perspectives on China provides a solid foundation for future cooperation between the transatlantic partners. Yet, addressing the China challenge will require broadening beyond the transatlantic partnership and bringing Indo-Pacific partners to the table.

Read the full article from Istituto Affari Internazionali.

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