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A US-EU trade war could derail a combined effort to face down China. Here's why Donald Trump should choose a different path.…

Summary of Key Points China is interested in a stable — but pliant and fragmented —EU and the large and integrated European single market that underpins it. Properly managed, the CCP leadership has concluded, parts of Europe can be a useful conduit to further its interests. China wants to dilute the…

The recent quarrel between China and the US over the narrowly avoided midair incident between a US spy plane and a Chinese fighter jet has again put China-US relations under pressure. Most commentaries focus on the seeming danger of the Chinese fighter jet intercepting the US spy plane. While it is…

China’s rapidly increasing political influencing efforts in Europe and the self-confident promotion of its authoritarian ideals pose a significant challenge to liberal democracy as well as Europe’s values and interests. While Beijing’s efforts have received much less scrutiny than the efforts of…

For months, Hong Kong protestors have clashed with pro-Beijing supporters at academic institutions around the world. How can universities encourage respectful dialogue on China while fostering a violence-free environment?…

If it wants to persist in the ​“competition of systems” with China's authoritarian state capitalism, Europe needs to assert itself as a player in its own right – with its own strategy. A key element of that should be cooperation with like-minded partners.…

In UN debates, China primarily contests implications of human rights rather than the norms themselves. This challenge is nonetheless serious as it facilitates a gradual erosion of established norms and instruments.…

Limiting the impact of the US-China trade war will have to involve upholding the unique status of Hong Kong.…

Der Vorfall um den chinesischen Ballon zeige, dass uns ein „sehr turbulentes Jahrzehnt“ bevorstehe. Im Interview erklärt Thorsten Benner, wie der Westen sich gegenüber Peking verhalten sollte.…

"Siemens defends slave labor (again)" was on the cover of last week's "Spectator". This headline is an object lesson in what is wrong with some German CEOs' position on China. What happened?…

With Donald Trump set to return to office, Europe faces critical decisions on trade and security. Jakob Hensing, Thorsten Benner and Florian Klumpp argue European leaders must swiftly negotiate with Trump to protect their interests and address the growing challenge of China.…

Much of the commentary on Beijing’s response to the protests in Hong Kong overlooks an important aspect: China’s rich — many of whom are intimately connected to the ruling Communist Party — stand to lose a lot of money if Hong Kong descends into chaos.…

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Some now argue that the assumption that China would open up and democratize as a result of being interconnected with the Western economic system and the liberal international order has proven to be false. Do you agree? Benner: That was indeed an overly optimistic and misguided…