EU-China relations: troubled relations?
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China has been viewed by the international community both with a great deal of curiosity as well as fear over its potential power. Whereas the perception of China as a security threat has never been very strong in Europe, the China threat rhetoric is more perceptible in the United States. It has, over time, become evident that China’s impact on Europe is increasingly important, both in terms of trade and politics. Whether it is correct to label China a security threat, or a potential security threat, is, however, far from clear. The European Union’s view of China is not only very different from the US view, but there are also discrepancies within the EU. This can, for example, be seen in the highly conflicting debate surrounding the European arms embargo against China. In addition, there are certain aspects of the notion of China as a security threat that are very misleading and others that have not been sufficiently discussed. Clearly, China is currently not a direct security threat to Europe in the classical military sense, but could possibly become an indirect threat depending on strategic choices that Europe will make in the future. This article argues that China could develop into a direct or indirect security threat in the future, especially if the inaction of the EU, as a coherent body, continues.
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China has been viewed by the international community both with a great deal of curiosity as well as fear over its potential power. Whereas the perception of China as a security threat has never been very strong in Europe, the China threat rhetoric is more perceptible in the United States. It has, over time, become evident that China’s impact on Europe is increasingly important, both in terms of trade and politics. Whether it is correct to label China a security threat, or a potential security threat, is, however, far from clear. The European Union’s view of China is not only very different from the US view, but there are also discrepancies within the EU. This can, for example, be seen in the highly conflicting debate surrounding the European arms embargo against China. In addition, there are certain aspects of the notion of China as a security threat that are very misleading and others that have not been sufficiently discussed. Clearly, China is currently not a direct security threat to Europe in the classical military sense, but could possibly become an indirect threat depending on strategic choices that Europe will make in the future. This article argues that China could develop into a direct or indirect security threat in the future, especially if the inaction of the EU, as a coherent body, continues.
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