Ahead of a high-profile EU-China summit in Beijing on December 7, EU leaders are set to press
Xi Jining on a host of contentious issues, ranging from tough trade disputes to China's support
for Russia amid the war in Ukraine. At the center of this tough line coming out of Brussels is European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who has championed reducing the EU's dependency on China and backed tougher trade policies.
But what's behind von der Leyen's views on China and what does it mean for the future of the
EU and China?
On the latest episode of Talking China In Eurasia, host Reid Standish is joined by RFE/RL
Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, who explains von der Leyen's rise and what it means the
deepening competition between China and the EU.
The podcast can also be found on:
Spotify https://shorturl.at/dLPY6
Apple https://shorturl.at/fwKP8
Sign up for the China In Eurasia newsletter here ➡️ https://www.rferl.org/p/china-in-eurasia.html
Producer: Katie Toth
Editors: Carla Pedret, Kathleen Moore, and Pete Baumgartner
Studio direction: Kaisa Alliksaar
Video editor: Giovana Alves Faria
00:00 Intro
01:04 What is the EU competing with China over?
02:29 Ursula von der Leyen from dove to hawk on China
03:42 EU Commission hierarchies explained
05:24 How did von der Leyen come to power?
07:32 What is Brussels' relationship with China?
09:26 EU's relations with China and the U.S. after Biden is elected
12:02 How pivotal is the war in Ukraine for how the EU bloc sees China?
15:26 von der Leyen's speech before meeting Xi Jinping in China
16:20 Decoupling vs Derisking explanation
18:08 Is von der Leyen really becoming more hawkish on China?
20:48 Would you day von der Leyen is being successful? Are things really changing?
22:33 Can von der Leyen make Europe adapt to competing with an authoritarian government like China on the world stage?
23:48 What does an "enlarged Switzerland" mean?
25:44 Two big challenges facing the EU next year
31:07 Outro
#brussels #china #europeanunion #europe
Xi Jining on a host of contentious issues, ranging from tough trade disputes to China's support
for Russia amid the war in Ukraine. At the center of this tough line coming out of Brussels is European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who has championed reducing the EU's dependency on China and backed tougher trade policies.
But what's behind von der Leyen's views on China and what does it mean for the future of the
EU and China?
On the latest episode of Talking China In Eurasia, host Reid Standish is joined by RFE/RL
Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, who explains von der Leyen's rise and what it means the
deepening competition between China and the EU.
The podcast can also be found on:
Spotify https://shorturl.at/dLPY6
Apple https://shorturl.at/fwKP8
Sign up for the China In Eurasia newsletter here ➡️ https://www.rferl.org/p/china-in-eurasia.html
Producer: Katie Toth
Editors: Carla Pedret, Kathleen Moore, and Pete Baumgartner
Studio direction: Kaisa Alliksaar
Video editor: Giovana Alves Faria
00:00 Intro
01:04 What is the EU competing with China over?
02:29 Ursula von der Leyen from dove to hawk on China
03:42 EU Commission hierarchies explained
05:24 How did von der Leyen come to power?
07:32 What is Brussels' relationship with China?
09:26 EU's relations with China and the U.S. after Biden is elected
12:02 How pivotal is the war in Ukraine for how the EU bloc sees China?
15:26 von der Leyen's speech before meeting Xi Jinping in China
16:20 Decoupling vs Derisking explanation
18:08 Is von der Leyen really becoming more hawkish on China?
20:48 Would you day von der Leyen is being successful? Are things really changing?
22:33 Can von der Leyen make Europe adapt to competing with an authoritarian government like China on the world stage?
23:48 What does an "enlarged Switzerland" mean?
25:44 Two big challenges facing the EU next year
31:07 Outro
#brussels #china #europeanunion #europe
