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The EU and China, the first and third largest economies in the world, launched a strategic partnership in 2003. From the onset, this partnership had two main objectives: deepening and broadening cooperation and enhancing bilateral collaboration on a wide range of policy areas at the global level. On the 10th anniversary of the partnership, this special issue seeks to provide a comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms, the evolution and current state of EU–China relations, and the divergence and convergence between them on a number of issues. The special issue includes articles setting out the historical and institutional background behind the EU–China partnership, examining their cooperation and problems in the economic, financial, climate change and security fields as well as in relation to third parties. In this way, this special issue covers the most important fields of policy coordination and cooperation between the EU and China. Furthermore, through the examination of EU–China policy cooperation, the papers try to understand and explain how global governance works in practice and the mechanisms whereby two of the most important global actors coordinate their policies and work together. In addition, this special issue seeks to comprehend the nature of the strategic partnership between the EU and China. Forging strategic partnerships has become increasingly common among international actors. However, such partnerships are often criticised for being devoid of real content. The issue examines how the EU– China strategic partnership works as well as the problems that exist between the two partners. The special issue begins with Yongjin Zhang's examination of the historical background behind Europe–China relations. He does so by examining the role of Matteo Ricci as a cultural agent, a knowledge broker and a practitioner of public diplomacy in fostering bilateral exchanges 400 years ago and his legacies to enriching bilateral relations in the twenty first century. Zhang argues that Ricci's conception of culture, his wisdom about the power of knowledge and his practice of people-to-people diplomacy would inspire the EU and China in search of a viable strategic partnership. Asia Eur J (2014) 12:1–3 DOI 10.1007/s10308-014-0377-7

La cooperación económica y las relaciones comerciales son la base en las relaciones UE-China. Desde hace varias décadas, su cooperación en la economía y en el comercio se desarrolló mucho más rápidamente que sus relaciones políticas. El diálogo a distintos niveles de una amplia gama de asuntos ayuda a institucionalizar las relaciones bilaterales, a regularizar el intercambio bilateral y a fortalecer la comunicación y el mutuo entendimiento. La UE se mantiene como primer socio comercial de China y a su vez China es el segundo de la UE. La diplomacia económica constituye una parte importante en las relaciones Sino-europeas. Sin embargo, en los últimos años, junto con el ascenso de China y la crisis del euro, hay nuevos retos para estas relaciones económicas bilaterales y comerciales. La diplomacia económica de China debe ser revisada para hacer frente a los cambios y a los desafíos. Este documento se compone de las siguientes partes: después de revisar las relaciones UE-China, se definirá la diplomacia económica de China y sus características y analizará cuatro casos de diplomacia económica de China en sus relaciones con la UE. En las conclusiones se analizarán los retos para esta colaboración. ; Economic cooperation and trade relations are the cornerstones in EU-China relations. For several decades, their cooperation in economy and trade developed much more rapidly than their political relations. Dialogue at different levels covering a broad range of issues help institutionalize bilateral ties, regularize bilateral exchange and strengthen communication and mutual understanding. The EU stays as China's largest trading partner and China the EU's second largest trading partner. Economic diplomacy serves as an important part in Sino-EU relations. Yet, in recent years, along with China's rise and the euro crisis, there are new challenges to bilateral economic and trade relations. China's economic diplomacy needs to be revised in order to deal with the changes and meet the challenges. This paper will be composed of the following parts: after a review of EU-China relations, it will define China's economic diplomacy and its features and analyse four cases of China's economic diplomacy in its relations with the EU. In the conclusion, it will examine the challenges for the partnership.

Since 2003, both the EU and China have addressed each other as 'strategic partner', however, observers have noticed many problems in bilateral relations. As a matter of fact, after a short so-called honeymoon period in 2003 and 2004, the two experienced a long period of reflection and adjustment. Why are there many problems between the two? What is the nature of the EU-China partnership? What have the EU and China been doing to further develop cooperation? How will bilateral relationship evolve in the future? This article tries to find answers to these questions by examining the convergence and divergence between the two sides and to study the prospects for EU-China relations in the twenty-first century.

Since 2003, both the EU and China have addressed each other as 'strategic partner', however, observers have noticed many problems in bilateral relations. As a matter of fact, after a short so-called honeymoon period in 2003 and 2004, the two experienced a long period of refection and adjustment. Why are there many problems between the two? What is the nature of the EU-China partnership? What have the EU and China been doing to further develop cooperation? How will bilateral relationship evolve in the future? This article tries to find answers to these questions by examining the convergence and divergence between the two sides and to study the prospects for EU-China relations in the twenty-first century. Adapted from the source document.

As a result of more than thirty years of economic reform and dynamic growth, Chinas rise has been widely recognized in the first decade of the twenty-first century. It is currently the world's second largest economy and second largest trading power. The EU remains China's largest trading partner and China is the EU's second largest trading partner. EU-China relations are a key topic in the EU's external affairs. Up till now, three 'pillars' of institutional framework have been established between the two sides, namely, the political dialogue, the economic and sectoral dialogue, and the people-to-people dialogue. Adapted from the source document.

International audience ; This paper will study the differences between the EU and China on the understanding of human rights and national sovereignty and their impact on EU-China political relations. The paper will be divided into the following parts. The first part will give a review of the concepts of both sovereignty and human rights and the rising concern of human rights in the contemporary world. The second part will study the EU's policy of human rights to find out why the EU adheres to its values. The third part will look at China's policy on sovereignty and human rights. The fourth part will examine EU-China political relations and analyse the difficulties in bilateral relations, due to differences in values between the EU and China. The fifth part will draw some tentative conclusion.

With about 2 trillion dollars in foreign currency reserves, the financial crisis has enhanced China's importance in the world economy. Some people have postulated that the role of the US in the global economy is declining, with its position as a world leader being replaced by China; but this article concludes that China has neither the ambition nor the capability to challenge the leadership of the US. Figures. Adapted from the source document.