China and Europe, strategic partners, are drifting apart according to a report by the European Union (EU) Chamber of Commerce in China. Manoj Joshi writes for ORF.
There are many factors influencing this difficult moment in relations between China and Europe, the latest being China’s attitude towards Moscow.
Here it is worth emphasising a geostrategic point. The evolution of international relations is certainly conditioned by the major economic issues, but today what matters most is the ongoing reconfiguration of power relations. China and Europe both have an interest in rapprochement.
We cannot afford, going forward, a world divided in two: that would be a very serious mistake, especially considering – in the background of our reflections – the possible nuclear threat.
The highest stakes concern security (to be understood in a complex key). We cannot give in to the reasons of mutual radicalisation, but must work towards the gradual formation of dialogical regional security architectures. Will Europe understand this?
