The European Union: Caught Between the United States and China Politique étrangère, Vol. 86, No. 3, Autumn 2021

Despite this consensus, their interests differ with regard to Beijing, with the EU intending to maintain a degree of a partnership approach in its relations with China. However, the EU will have an impact in Indo-Pacific only if it develops long-term strategies there, backed up by tangible means.

Hans Dietmar Schweisgut, secretary-general of the Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe, is a former European Union Ambassador to China.

Article published in Politique étrangère, Vol. 86, No. 3, Autumn 2021.