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Abigaël Vasselier
Director Policy & European Affairs/Head of Program Foreign Relations

EU-China; Geopolitics; China´s foreign and security policy

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China’s foreign and security policy; Asia-Pacific; US-China

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

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Jacob Gunter
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China's political economy; Industrial policy; Innovation

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François Chimits
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Economic development of China; foreign trade

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Christina Sadeler
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State-society relations and public debates; Institutional change; Social and environmental policy 
 

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