Dear Madam or Sir,

China’s western neighbourhood is undergoing a power shift in favour of Beijing. China is successfully pushing ahead with the establishment of economic dependencies and no longer relies exclusively on the Russian Federation to ensure regional security. How should the European Union respond to this? In our latest Working Paper, Thomas Eder identifies China’s more active role in Central Asia as a challenge to European interests. He argues that this required a resolute response, while at the same time cooperation with the People’s Republic could provide opportunities to sway Moscow towards greater willingness for compromise with Europe in the medium term.

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Best regards,

Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp

President
Federal Academy for Security Policy