Presentation for the CHERN working group on high-technology and innovation 25 April 2024 - On April 24, ReConnect China researcher Philipp Brugner (ZSI) took part in the CHERN (COST action: China in Europe Research Network) webinar on "EU-China cooperation in science, technology and innovation". Philipp presented the ReConnect China report on research and innovation… Read more
ReConnect China Policy Brief 10: Rethinking China’s COVID-19 Aid Diplomacy in Europe 19 March 2024 - This policy brief re-examines China's COVID-19 aid diplomacy in Europe during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, focusing on the scope of donation and associated disinformation. China’s aid diplomacy in Europe was widely seen as an attempt… Read more
The ReConnect China Youtube account is live with first MOOC videos 23 February 2024 - You can find the ReConnect China project now also on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@ReConnectChina On our Youtube channel we are publishing all single lectures from the project's Massive Open Online Courses on China. The first MOOCs went online in January and February… Read more
ReConnect China Policy Brief 9: Geopolitical Narratives Are Counterproductive 19 February 2024 - This policy brief maps the origins, shortcomings, and potential implications of a geopolitical reading of the Global Gateway vis-à-vis the Belt and Road Initiative. Despite the obvious geopolitical implications of such initiatives, it is argued that framing Global Gateway in… Read more
Prof. Christian Göbel from ReConnect China delivers workshop on digital methods in Asian Studies 13 February 2024 - Prof. Christian Göbel (University of Vienna) who leads the ReConnect China work on China's domestic governance (WP3) will take part in a workshop on digital methods in Asian Studies in March. The workshop is organised by the Graduate School in… Read more ReConnect China Policy Brief 8 China in the Middle East: Consequences for Europe 20 January 2024 - This policy brief attempts to describe and assess China’s penetration of the Middle East, as it strives to deliver on its security requirements along its maritime routes, as well as to develop export markets and economic partnerships with the region.… Read more
Reconnect Policy Brief 7 Xi-curity: How economic security ideas shape China’s economic strategies 12 January 2024 - In the run-up to the December EU-China summit in Beijing, tension loomed over issues like the EU's anti-subsidy investigation in China's electric vehicle sector, the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), and Dutch restrictions on silicon chip technology exports. Chinese authorities… Read more
The first ReConnect China online courses (MOOCs) start in January and February 2024! 11 December 2023 - We are happy to announce the first dates for the ReConnect China online courses One of the project's main objectives is to broadly inform society, and in particular persons in education (pupils and students), about China. In this vein, the… Read more
CEASG hosts ReConnect Roundtable on EU-China relations at the University of Groningen 7 December 2023 - On November 24, the Centre for East Asian Studies Groningen (CEASG) at the University of Groningen, a partner in ReConnect China hosted a roundtable discussion titled "European Union and China after Covid-19: Derisking, decoupling, or doubling down?" focusing on the… Read more
Interview on science cooperation with China in Austrian newspaper Die Presse: “Europa muss rote Linien definieren” 4 December 2023 - Gábor Szüdi and Philipp Brugner from our partner ZSI gave an interview to Austrian daily newspaper Die Presse about their report on science, technology and innovation cooperation between the EU and China in the field of digital technologies. Together they… Read more
ReConnect China marks one-year milestone and hosts public roundtable in Vienna 30 November 2023 - ReConnect China, a Horizon Europe funded project aiming to generate independent knowledge for a resilient future with China for Europe and its citizens, marked its one-year milestone hosting a momentous second consortium meeting and a public round table in Vienna… Read more
Presentation of the EU-China STI analysis for the meeting of the European Network for Academic and Scientific Exchange with China 24 November 2023 - On November 10, 2023, Philipp Brugner from ZSI, ReConnect China task leader on EU-China science, technology and innovation analysis, took part in the ENASEC - European Network for Academic and Scientific Exchange with China online meeting to present the main… Read more
ReConnect Policy Brief 6 Policy Orientations on EU-China Relations in Semiconductors: An outlook on bilateral and multilateral agendas 22 November 2023 - The international agenda on semiconductors is not only a matter of U.S.-China rivalry. Also, the EU plays a major role, in terms of economy, industrial policy and security. Moreover, jointly with EU institutions, each Member State needs to decide which… Read more
Third ‘ReConnect China’ podcast: ‘EU-China STI cooperation in digital technologies’ 22 November 2023 - Both the EU and China are ramping up efforts to become global leaders in digital technologies by channeling public funding into research on and development of innovative tools and applications. Even if strategic national (or European) interests may be behind,… Read more Second ReConnect China podcast: ‘Europe in the face of China’s growing narrative power’ 13 November 2023 - In this episode of the ReConnect podcast, University of Tartü researcher Elo Süld interviews Ties Dams. Ties Dams is a political theorist, writer and Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute, working on a book-project about Europe and the geopolitics of… Read more ReConnect China Policy Brief 5 on Navigating EU-China Investment Dynamics: Safeguarding Technological Know-How while fostering Cooperation 13 November 2023 - China’s investment and acquisitions in the European Union have increased significantly in recent years, raising concerns about their impact on European economies and security. The dynamics of the EU-China relationship have evolved significantly over time, with the past year marked… Read more ReConnect China Policy Brief 4 assesses China’s Lunar exploration program in competition with the United States 13 November 2023 - A new Cold War-style race to the moon seems to be in the making. The People's Republic of China and the United States are both investing in moon exploration with manned lunar scientific stations as the ultimate goal. The comparison… Read more ReConnect China Policy Briefs no.2 and 3 draw policy recommendations on EU-China STI cooperation in the big data-related scientific fields 13 October 2023 - Based on the comprehensive report on EU-China STI cooperation in the big data-related scientific fields (artificial intelligence, big data and machine learning), two more policy briefs were published by the project. We used the report's key results and aimed at… Read more Report on EU-China cooperation in science, technology and innovation published 19 September 2023 - At the beginning of September, ZSI finished its work on the report on EU-China cooperation in STI. The report is part of ReConnect China's WP1 on science and technology and features a co-publication and co-patent analysis aimed at assessing the… Read more
ReConnect China on CHERN conference in Amsterdam 15 September 2023 - At the CHERN conference 'China-Europe: Reconnecting in an Era of Competition and Rivalry?', held at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on 7 and 8 September 2023, the ReConnect China consortium participated in the roundtable 'Horizon Europe Consortia knowledge networks on China'.… Read more First ReConnect China podcast deals with the “Art of Forging Relations” between Europe and China 16 August 2023 - Our first podcast deals with "Remonstrating", or the Art of Forging Relations between the Europe and China. Based on our policy brief on the same topic published in May, its authors Bart Dessein and Jasper Roctus from Ghent University are… Read more
Science Diplomacy Collaboration with China – ReConnectChina represented at COST Workshop 10 July 2023 - In the framework of a science diplomacy workshop organised by the COST Association for new COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Actions on 28 June 2023, ZSI researcher Gábor Szüdi had the chance to present the co-operation risks and potentials… Read more
Research from ReConnect China at the EU-SPRI 2023 conference 26 June 2023 - The annual EU-SPRI conference is the leading European event on science, technology and innovation (STI) policy. This year's conference on the theme "Research with impact" took place from June 14 - 16 at the University of Sussex Business School in… Read more ReConnect China Policy Brief 1: ‘Remonstrating,’ or the Art of Forging Relations (Bart Dessein & Jasper Roctus) 29 May 2023 - Reconnect China Policy Brief 1 'Remonstrating,' or the Art of Forging Relations (Bart Dessein & Jasper Roctus) Read more
First edition of the Europe-China Table organised 25 April 2023 - Clingendael Institute hosted the first Europe-China Table in ReConnect China on April 18, 2023 In this roundtable, policymakers and researchers discussed how Europe should respond to China's international narrative strategy. The ReConnect China project is aimed at upgrading independent knowledge… Read more
Europe-China Table: Answering China’s Narrative Challenge to Europe 24 March 2023 - Clingendael organises the first policy roundtable within ReConnect China On 18 April 2023, the Clingendael Institute is organizing an invitation-only, online Europe-China Table for European policymakers. It will discuss how to respond to the challenges China’s international narrative is posing… Read more First public report on EU-China STI cooperation forthcoming in August 2023 23 March 2023 - ZSI works on a study to shed light on research and innovation cooperation patterns between EU MS and China The first public report of ReConnect China will be available in August 2023 and work on it has already started. ZSI… Read more
Bart Dessein presenting at the CHERN training school in Brussels on May 11 23 March 2023 - Discussing how to upgrade independent knowledge on China CHERN - China in Europe Research Network is a COST-funded European research and innovation network dedicated to China. It aims to develop an interdisciplinary, cross-regional and cross-sectoral understanding of the variation in… Read more
ReConnect China took part in the first China cluster meeting organised by the EC 21 March 2023 - ReConnect China delivering inputs to the EU-KNOC 2.0 Core Group and the 1st China Cluster Meeting in Brussels On February 27, ReConnect China was invited to participate in two China-related meetings organised by the European Commission in Brussels. In the… Read more
The ReConnect China project kicked off! 20 March 2023 - The team behind ReConnect China met in Ghent to start the project ReConnect China is funded under Horizon Europe and coordinated by the University Ghent in Belgium (Prof. Bart Dessein and his team). It aims to answer the question in… Read more