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UNLIKELY PARTNERS? China, the European Union and the Forging of a Strategic Partnership

Unlikely Partners?

Anna Michalski • Zhongqi Pan

Unlikely Partners? China, the European Union and the Forging of a Strategic Partnership

Anna Michalski Department of Government Uppsala University Uppsala, Sweden

Zhongqi Pan School of International Relations and Public Affairs Fudan University Shanghai, China

ISBN 978-981-10-3140-3    ISBN 978-981-10-3141-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3141-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017931828 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Zoonar GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore

Foreword

The growing number of publications delving into the relationship between the EU and China bears witness to the increasing interest that the Sino-­ European relationship has attracted in the last two decades. Although the number of books and other publications on the EU and China will continue to be inferior to those written on the relations between the United States and China, there is a distinct sense among academics, practitioners, and students of international politics of needing to know more about the relationship between these unlikely partners. Despite the renewed interest, the contemporary scholarship on EU-China relations and European and Chinese foreign policy more widely demonstrates the difficulty to go beyond the material dimension in analyses of the engagement between international actors. We believe that traditional studies grounded in interests, policy analysis, or power-based accounts o