China-EU Relations
Reassessing the China-EU Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Editors: Hong Zhou



Introduces the established comprehensive strategic partnership between the EU and ChinaReviews the public perceptions of China-EU relations

Analyzes China-EU relations in the context of global governance

This book provides a comprehensive review of relations between China and the EU from the perspectives of politics, economy and culture in order to provide a better understanding of the development of the China-EU Strategic Partnership over the past ten years and to explore its future direction. It goes on to discuss China-EU relations against the backdrop of global governance, as well as China’s relations with some of the EU member states. The final part of the report presents a comparative analysis of China-EU relations and EU-US relations. This book will help readers to better understand the status quo and to predict China-EU relations in the near future.

Table of contents

Front Matter
Pages i-xi

General Report
Front Matter
Pages 1-1
An Overview of the China-EU Strategic Partnership (2003–2013)
Pages 3-31

The Three Pillars of China-EU Relations
Front Matter
Pages 33-33
China-EU Political Relations
Pages 35-67
China-EU Economic and Trade Relations
Pages 69-91
“Cultural Exchanges” as a Pillar to the China-EU Relations
Pages 93-102

China-EU Relations in the Context of Global Governance
Front Matter
Pages 103-103
International Peace and Security and the Cooperation Between China and the EU in the UNSC
Pages 105-116
China-EU Relations in the Context of Global Trade Governance
Pages 117-138
China-EU Relations in the Context of Global Financial Governance
Pages 139-153
The Global Energy Governance Structure and China-Europe Energy Relations
Pages 155-165
China-EU Relations in the Context of Global Climate Governance
Pages 167-185

Public Perceptions of China-EU Relations
Front Matter
Pages 187-187
The Chinese Perception of the EU
Pages 189-200
The Europeans’ Perception of China
Pages 201-226

Back Matter
Pages 227-255