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As EU-China relations sink into mistrust, the European Parliament is attempting to reopen a political channel with Beijing. The question is whether Europe can move beyond bloc confrontation and recognize that engagement with China is not a concession but a strategic necessity in a changing world order.

The symbolic departure of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not end in political rupture or dramatic collapse, but in a quiet administrative disappearance of authority.

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.