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April 15, 2026Open Research EuropeOpen Access

Policy and discursive shifts in China’s economic diplomacy amid rising geopolitical tensions

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GSGábor SzüdiFGFrank GaenssmantelUniversity Medical Center GroningenCMCarmen Amado Mendes

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Overview

Analysis of China’s economic diplomacy shift in response to EU economic security challenges, suggesting implications for strategic autonomy.

Key Points

  • The research investigates how shifts in China's economic diplomacy affect EU-China relations amid rising geopolitical tensions.
  • Deductive coding of leadership speeches by Chinese policymakers from 2013 to 2022.
  • Assessment of key narratives within official Chinese policy statements regarding the EU.
  • Focus on positive and negative representations of the EU in Chinese discourse.
  • No significant changes in Chinese leadership discourse were found, despite a more grounded EU approach.
  • Chinese discourse remains focused on mutual benefits when economic issues are not tied to governance or territorial matters.
  • China views the EU as a crucial economic partner amidst growing tensions with the US and Japan.

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Szüdi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df2b85e4eeef8a2a6b0735https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.23140.1
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