European Guanxi Podcast
European Guanxi Podcast
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The European Guanxi Podcast explores current affairs underpinning EU-China Relations. It includes interviews with experts on EU- China Foreign Policy and beyond, offering listeners critical insights into the challenges and opportunities that characterize EU-China dialogue. It also provides a platform for the discussion of youth perspectives and experiences on EU-China Relations.
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The podcast covers a wide range of topics related to EU-China relations, including energy security, environmental policy, cultural exchanges, and diplomatic strategies. Notable episodes explore themes like the economic implications of Chinese New Year, the dynamics of China's Belt and Road Initiative, and youth activism in the Chinese diaspora, aiming to connect listeners with diverse perspectives.

The European Guanxi Podcast explores current affairs underpinning EU-China Relations. It includes interviews with experts on EU- China Foreign Policy and beyond, offering listeners critical insights into the challenges and opportunities that characterize EU-China dialogue. It also provides a platform for the discussion of youth perspectives and experiences on EU-China Relations.
What is it like to sit across the table from Xi Jinping? Former President of the European Parliament and Chairman of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Martin Schulz shares first-hand insights about his meetings with China’s leader. In this episode, European Guanxi Vice President Hannah Preuß talks with Martin Schulz about his fight to strengthen the European Parliament, why even Germany and France are too small to face China and the US on their own, and why access to the single market’s 450 million consumers is the EU’s strongest lever. His formula for dealing with Beijing: reciprocity and Realpolitik. His message to young Europeans: don’t fall for populists who promise a golden future by describing a golden past.As the third-place winner of the 2026 Charlemagne Youth Prize, European Guanxi was honoured to speak to a recipient of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen, a prize awarded for distinguished service on behalf of European unification. Martin Schulz received the Charlemagne Prize in 2015. Show notes: Martin Schulz: https://www.fes.de/martin-schulzFriedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: https://china.fes.de/Recent Publication on China by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung:https://www.fes.de/news/eu-china-handelskonflikt-wie-china-auf-europa-blickt

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