EU member states and major external powers: is China's engagement in Central and Eastern Europe politically dividing the EU?
Journal: DSpace repository (University of Tartu)
Year: 2019

China is increasing its engagement with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. There are growing concerns in Europe that China’s economic engagement in this region may translate into political influence, which may politically divide the European Union and hamper the Union’s ability to speak to China with one voice. Against this backdrop, this thesis seeks answers to the question of what factors account for variation in adherence to the EU’s common policy on China across EU member states. T