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<p>This paper outlines the complex trends of the EU-China relationship. The EU and China have an extensive and growing economic engagement. China’s “going global” and the Belt and Road initiative may provide further opportunities for cooperation. However, considerable challenges, concerns and uncertainty exist. There is a divergence of values and diversity of interests. The wider frameworks and regional formats, such as 17+1 have mixed results. Moreover, tense relations between the US and China complicate even further complex and delicate balance of interests and expectations between the EU and China. This study identifies the existing trends and add the new contributing impetus to EU-China relations from the Baltic perspective.</p>
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This paper outlines the complex trends of the EU-China relationship. The EU and China have an extensive and growing economic engagement. China’s “going global” and the Belt and Road initiative may provide further opportunities for cooperation. However, considerable challenges, concerns and uncertainty exist. There is a divergence of values and diversity of interests. The wider frameworks and regional formats, such as 17+1 have mixed results. Moreover, tense relations between the US and China complicate even further complex and delicate balance of interests and expectations between the EU and China. This study identifies the existing trends and add the new contributing impetus to EU-China relations from the Baltic perspective.

“Going Global” and Regionalization in EU-China Relationship: Perspective from the Baltics

Professor and Director of the Master’s degree programme “European Studies and Economic Diplomacy“, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics

Professor and Dean, Faculty of European Studies, Riga Stradins University

European Studies

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This paper outlines the complex trends of the EU-China relationship. The EU and China have an extensive and growing economic engagement. China’s “going global”...

“Going Global” and Regionalization in EU-China Relationship: Perspective from the Baltics

Published Online: Apr 19, 2023

Page range: 177 - 192

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2022-0035

Keywords
European Union, China, Belt and Road Initiative, Going global, Regionalization, 17+1, Baltic countries

© 2019 Inna Šteinbuka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

“Going Global” and Regionalization in EU-China Relationship: Perspective from the Baltics

Published Online: Apr 19, 2023

Page range: 177 - 192

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2022-0035

KeywordsEuropean Union, China, Belt and Road Initiative, Going global, Regionalization, 17+1, Baltic countries

© 2019 Inna Šteinbuka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
European Union, China, Belt and Road Initiative, Going global, Regionalization, 17+1, Baltic countries