MERICS EU-China Hub

Welcome to the MERICS EU-China Hub. On this web page, you will find our current research and analysis of major developments between Beijing, Brussels and other European capitals. Our experts present their insights in in-depth studies, quick-read opinion pieces and short analyses as well as podcasts, videos and graphics.

European flags in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels.

EU-China

The new European Commission and China + EU trade with China and the US + EV tariffs

François Chimits

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Briefs

Oct 18, 2024

Research

EU-China

Updating the EU strategy on China: Co-existence while de-risking through partnerships

Dr. Alicia García-Herrero, Abigaël Vasselier

External publication

Oct 31, 2024

Chinese and European officials exchange documents.

The Europe-China Resilience Audit: Insights for advancing European resilience

Grzegorz Stec

Helena Legarda

Report

Oct 31, 2024

Profiling European countries' resilience towards China

Report

Oct 31, 2024

European resilience will require a more proactive approach to partnerships

Abigaël Vasselier

Helena Legarda

Comment

Oct 31, 2024

Building resilience: The need for a geopolitical European Commission and strong leadership from Member States

Abigaël Vasselier

Grzegorz Stec

Comment

Oct 31, 2024

How China sees the EU's changing leadership + EV subsidies + China-Russia

Abigaël Vasselier

François Chimits

Claus Soong

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Briefs

Jul 18, 2024

EU-China tariff talks + South China Sea tensions + PLA meeting

MERICS Briefs

Jun 27, 2024

EV tariffs + Ukraine-China + Job market

MERICS Briefs

Jun 13, 2024

Takeaways from the Xi-Putin meeting + Manufacturing overcapacity + Agrifood trade

François Chimits

Eva Seiwert

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Briefs

May 24, 2024

Xi's visit to Europe + Quantum technology + Hong Kong

MERICS Briefs

May 16, 2024

How EP parties see China + EV exports + Trade and Technology Council

François Chimits

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Briefs

Apr 26, 2024

Li Hui’s Europe tour 2.0 + Beijing’s mediation as seen from Kyiv + Market distortions

François Chimits

Yurii Poita

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Briefs

Mar 21, 2024

China and the Red Sea crisis + EU anti-forced labor instrument

Helena Legarda

François Chimits

MERICS Briefs

Feb 22, 2024

Relations between the EU and China: what to watch for in 2024

Abigaël Vasselier

François Chimits

MERICS Briefs

Jan 25, 2024

Bracing for geopolitical competition – insights from the MERICS China Forecast 2024

Grzegorz Stec

Claus Soong

Comment

Jan 17, 2024

China’s missing offer to Europe ahead of the EU-China summit

Abigaël Vasselier

Comment

Dec 06, 2023

EU-China summit + EU-US summit

François Chimits

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Briefs

Nov 20, 2023

Insights

EU-China

MERICS Forum: Chinese EV investments in Europe

Comment

Oct 17, 2024

Cars at the Port of Nanjing, China's Jiangsu Province

MERICS Media Workshop: The EU-China summit 2023 in Beijing

Video

Dec 06, 2023

Spain, the EU and China, with Mario Esteban

Podcast

Dec 06, 2023

The upcoming EU-China Summit, with Abigaël Vasselier

Podcast

Dec 01, 2023

Countering Chinese disinformation in the EU, with Ivana Karásková and Grzegorz Stec

Podcast

Nov 24, 2023

Supply chain resilience: China's search for vertical integration (Institut Montaigne)

Francesca Ghiretti

External publication

Oct 03, 2023

The EU and de-risking, with Francesca Ghiretti

Podcast

Sep 08, 2023

MERICS EU-China Opinion Pool: Recalibrating EU’s China policy

Comment

Jun 28, 2023

Emmanuel Macron's comments on Taiwan (China In Context)

External publication

Apr 19, 2023

Events

EU-China

MERICS Breakfast Briefing: Reading the tea leaves of EU-China relations under the new Commission

Oct. 17, 2024

Brussels

EU-China

Closed-door discussion: Urgency, speed and scale: Dealing with China under the new EU Commission

Sep. 23, 2024

Berlin

Members only

Experts on EU-China

Abigaël Vasselier

Director Policy & European Affairs/Head of Program Foreign Relations

Grzegorz Stec

Head of Brussels Office

François Chimits

Senior Economist (Brussels office)

Mikko Huotari

Executive Director

Helena Legarda

Lead Analyst

MERICS EU-China Hub

The new European Commission and China + EU trade with China and the US + EV tariffs

Updating the EU strategy on China: Co-existence while de-risking through partnerships

The Europe-China Resilience Audit: Insights for advancing European resilience

Profiling European countries' resilience towards China

European resilience will require a more proactive approach to partnerships

Building resilience: The need for a geopolitical European Commission and strong leadership from Member States

How China sees the EU's changing leadership + EV subsidies + China-Russia

EU-China tariff talks + South China Sea tensions + PLA meeting

EV tariffs + Ukraine-China + Job market

Takeaways from the Xi-Putin meeting + Manufacturing overcapacity + Agrifood trade

Xi's visit to Europe + Quantum technology + Hong Kong

How EP parties see China + EV exports + Trade and Technology Council

Li Hui’s Europe tour 2.0 + Beijing’s mediation as seen from Kyiv + Market distortions

China and the Red Sea crisis + EU anti-forced labor instrument

Relations between the EU and China: what to watch for in 2024

Bracing for geopolitical competition – insights from the MERICS China Forecast 2024

China’s missing offer to Europe ahead of the EU-China summit

EU-China summit + EU-US summit

MERICS Forum: Chinese EV investments in Europe

MERICS Media Workshop: The EU-China summit 2023 in Beijing

Spain, the EU and China, with Mario Esteban

The upcoming EU-China Summit, with Abigaël Vasselier

Countering Chinese disinformation in the EU, with Ivana Karásková and Grzegorz Stec

Supply chain resilience: China's search for vertical integration (Institut Montaigne)

The EU and de-risking, with Francesca Ghiretti

MERICS EU-China Opinion Pool: Recalibrating EU’s China policy

Emmanuel Macron's comments on Taiwan (China In Context)

MERICS Breakfast Briefing: Reading the tea leaves of EU-China relations under the new Commission

Closed-door discussion: Urgency, speed and scale: Dealing with China under the new EU Commission

Abigaël Vasselier

Grzegorz Stec

François Chimits

Mikko Huotari

Helena Legarda

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