Europe and China: Strategic Partners or Rivals?

These essays explore the grow­ing density of interlinkages between Europe and China, two of the world's most influ­ential and dynamic regions. It explores the increasing inten­sity and complexity of Sino- European relations, critically reflecting on the challenges for building a partnership that is less dominated by trade, and highlighting important new dimensions that are beginning to characterize this relation­ship -- strategic commitments, human rights, energy and cli­mate change policy, and Africa among others.