European China Policy Track 1.5 Workshop

The fourteenth edition of the European China Policy Track 1.5 Workshop will take place in Copenhagen on December 10/11.

The event will again bring together senior officials from major EU countries, the EU Commission and leading European China experts from the think tank community. Initiated by MERICS, the workshop offers a venue for discussing and recalibrating European China policy at a time of major shifts. Discussions will be informed by brief, policy-oriented inputs and take place in a confidential and informal setting, allowing for open exchanges in a circle of trusted colleagues and peers.

Countries participating in the European China Policy Track 1.5 Workshop include Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden. EU institutions are represented by the EEAS. Participation is on the level of head of policy planning and head of China desks as well as leading think tank experts from each country. Topics of discussion will include China’s domestic politics and economic trajectory, Beijing's ambitions as a global power, US-China rivalry, the Xi-Putin partnership, technological competition and the perspectives for European businesses. Should there be any topics that you would want to see on the agenda, we appreciate your input.