Unlikely Partners? [electronic resource] : China, the European Union and the Forging of a Strategic Partnership /
Michalski, Anna.author.
Pan, Zhongqi.author.
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the relations between China and the EU, tracing the development of this complex, yet intriguing, relationship between two substantially different actors. To uncover a deeper understanding of this unlikely partnership, the authors analyze the partnership through the prism of contending norms and worldviews. The China-EU strategic partnership has evolved through fits and starts but despite continuous trade disputes and severe diplomatic misunderstandings, the EU and China pledge to uphold, even deepen, the partnership. Policy experts and scholars will learn how such contending bilateral relationships can be managed and establish a better understanding of deep-seated conceptual differences between these two entities. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. EU and China relations: Perspectives on a strategic partnership -- 2. The EU-China strategic partnership as a space for identity formation and role-playing -- 3 -- The EU-China relations in perspective 4. China, Europe and Normative Preferences on Sovereignty and Human Rights -- 5. Internal, External Norms and China-EU Normative Engagement -- 6. European and Chinese perspectives on the international system -- 7. The EU-China strategic partnership and a new international order: Challenges and prospects.
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the relations between China and the EU, tracing the development of this complex, yet intriguing, relationship between two substantially different actors. To uncover a deeper understanding of this unlikely partnership, the authors analyze the partnership through the prism of contending norms and worldviews. The China-EU strategic partnership has evolved through fits and starts but despite continuous trade disputes and severe diplomatic misunderstandings, the EU and China pledge to uphold, even deepen, the partnership. Policy experts and scholars will learn how such contending bilateral relationships can be managed and establish a better understanding of deep-seated conceptual differences between these two entities. .
Diplomacy.
Asia—Politics and government.
European Union.
Diplomacy.
Asian Politics.
European Union Politics.