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The European Union persistently characterises China as a partner, a competitor, and a systemic rival—often within the same policy frameworks. This ongoing conceptual ambiguity has resulted in a fragmented and inconsistent approach that fails to advance Europe’s core economic interests or respond adequately to the new geopolitical landscape.

A number of notable recent events provide good reason to revisit the subject of the transforming military-political situation in the Indo-Pacific region.

Brussels can set all the deadlines it wants, but Beijing has already figured out that Germany, not the European Commission, holds the pen on Europe’s China policy.