In a report published on Sunday 8 March, the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) proposes a new reading of EU-China relations, which aims to exploit Beijing’s weaknesses and the slowdown in its economic growth, focusing on the preservation and creation of “technological chokepoints”.
Moving away from the usual triptych of seeing China as a competitor, a rival, and an ally of the EU, the authors, Tim Rühlig and Alicia Garcia-Herrero, envisage a new four-pillar approach.
They are...