Enhancing Partnerships
The author is director of the EU-China Program at the Centre International de Formation Européenne
he first quarter of 2020 found the world in shock. The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted daily activities and required unprecedented lockdowns. The nature of international diplomatic activity changed for some months. Online meetings largely replaced face-to-face interactions. The EU-China leaders’ meeting, for example, could not take place as scheduled in April and was organized in a virtual form in June. It was the first time
