The Identity Factor in Chinese Relations with Europe

The identity factor in China-Europe relations. The identity of the modern Chinese state was forged in the context of European emissaries, gunboats, and books. The effects still shape China's policies towards Europe today, as it becomes a focal point in the great power competition between the US and China.

Auteur

Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson is Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS), specializing in Chinese foreign policy and international relations theory. He holds a PhD from the LSE, after studies at Oxford and universities in Norway and China, and has published on a broad range of topics related to Chinese foreign policies of the past and present.