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Developing the EU-China relationship amid rising global trade tensions

Following a conference at Bruegel, at a critical moment for the global economic system, Bruegel director Guntram Wolff is joined by Zhang Weiwei, director at The China Institute of Fudan University, together with Bruegel senior fellow Alicia García-Herrero, for a discussion of EU-China trade relations.

With the United States pursuing a policy of imposing trade tariffs on its international partners, the geopolitical landscape is poised for change.  What room is there, then, for closer economic ties between China and Europe in a world where a multilateral trading system cannot be taken for granted?