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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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Rebecca Arcesati
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Digital Silk Road; artificial intelligence; technology and innovation in Europe-China relations 

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Grzegorz Stec
Head of Brussels Office/Senior Analyst

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

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Katja Drinhausen
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China’s legal and governance system; social credit system; human rights

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François Chimits
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Economic development of China; foreign trade

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

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