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China in 25: MERICS China Forecast + Outlook 2026 + Macron and Wadephul in China
In this episode of the "China in 25"-Podcasts Bernhard Bartsch, Mikko Huotari and Claudia Wessling take a look ahead into 2026. They discuss the results of the MERICS China Forecast, the upcoming issues that China will ecounter in 2026 and the ongoing China trips of French president Macron and German Foreign Minister Wadephul.
For Mikko Huotari the relationship between Germany and China as taken on a new quality: "We will have to deal with this China for years and decades ahead. A China that has a very different claim to steering world affairs and defining under which conditions their relationship with us is proceeding."
More Informationen:
- MERICS Essentials: China in 2026
- MERICS China Forecast 2026: High expectations for Chinese innovation, low expectations for relations with US and EU
- Resilient engagement playbook: How Europe can navigate relations with a more confrontational Beijing
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