EU-China

Research and Insights

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EU-China

MERICS China Essentials Special Issue: EU-China economic relations enter a critical phase

MERICS China Essentials

Oct 22, 2026

China in 26: EU-China trade relations

Podcast

Oct 13, 2026

his photo taken on June 2, 2026, shows the view of the Port of Barcelona where cargo ships arrive with fleets of electric cars from China, in Barcelona, Spain.

EU-China trade talks + Academic espionage + Gender gap

MERICS China Essentials

Oct 08, 2026

This aerial photo taken on July 24, 2023 shows a bridge on the Bar-Boljare highway in Montenegro.

After the loans, the contracts remain: China’s new Balkan model

Comment

Oct 05, 2026

Experts on EU-China

Rebecca Arcesati

Head of Program (Co-lead)

Technology; digital policy; artificial intelligence

Mikko Huotari

Executive Director

China’s foreign policy; China-Europe relations; global (economic) governance and competition

Aurelio Insisa

Senior Analyst

China’s foreign policy and global economic statecraft; hybrid threats; China and Taiwan

Johanna Krebs

Analyst

Green tech, green industrial policy, geo-economics, and climate policy

Helena Legarda

Head of Program

China’s defense and security policies; Chinese foreign policy, geopolitical competition and risk

Eva Seiwert

Senior Analyst

China’s foreign policy; China and Russia; Indo-Pacific; Germany-China; Multilateralism

Grzegorz Stec

Head of Brussels Office/Senior Analyst

EU-China; China’s foreign policy & geopolitical competition; hybrid interference & disinformation

Events

The State of the EU's China Debate

Sep. 16, 2026

Berlin

Members only

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Building resilience, i.e., the ability to manage risks without compromising long-term development, is at the heart of Europe’s adjustment of its China policy. To contribute to this process, we recently launched the MERICS Europe-China Resilience Audit, which is based on a database of 98 indicators for the economy, security, politics and society. In this episode of our podcast, project leads Grzegorz Stec and Helena Legarda explain the methodology of the index and discuss key findings from their analysis with MERICS Director Communications and Publications Claudia Wessling.