Yan Shaohua is a research associate professor at the Center for China-Europe Relations, Fudan University. He holds a PhD in European Studies from the University of Hong Kong.
Rather than seeing bilateral solutions that can lead to zero-sum thinking, China and the EU should take a multilateral approach to get better results and spur needed trade reforms.
After a year in which EU-China ties were overshadowed by the Ukraine war, European leaders are re-engaging with China. Concerns remain but the Ukraine crisis is a chance for both sides to pull towards a common goal.