Crucial Partnership
Jul 23, 2020
4 minutes
By George N. Tzogopoulos
Copyedited by Sudeshna Sarkar
The author is director of the EU-China Program at the Centre International de Formation Européenne
The beginning of the German presidency of the EU in July constitutes good news for Europe-China relations. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has always employed a pragmatic approach vis-à-vis China, which is how ties between the two countries have strengthened for approximately 15 years. And now, a few months before her pre-announced departure from politics, she seeks to focus on China at the EU level.
Her initial idea was to invite Chinese leaders—President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang—to a summit with all EU member states in Leipzig but the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
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