Chinese economy

Policy briefs

Will China’s economy follow the same path as Japan’s?

    Upgrading Europe’s independent knowledge on China

    Building a multidisciplinary analytical framework for understanding a multifaceted China under the Xi presidency, this project aims to explain and predict social, political, economic, and foreign policy changes in China.

    Research-driven recommendations

    The project will provide recommendations to the European Union and other stakeholders in the EU so that they can respond to the resurgent China in ways that best serve Europe’s interests and values.

    Building a lasting network of China expertise in Europe

    China Horizons will strongly promote interdisciplinary cooperation, exchange, and capacity building among China experts in Europe. The consortium will liaise with other existing China research networks.

 

Project in numbers

8

 

Partners

36

 

Months

43

 

Researchers

150

 

Research outputs

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EU-China relations

Podcasts

The 2025 EU-China summit, with Abigaël Vasselier

Chinese foreign policy

News

China-Russia Dashboard: a special relationship in facts and figures

Chinese society and culture

Podcasts

Censorship in Contemporary Chinese Cinematography, with SWPS University’s František Reismüller

Chinese party-state politics

Policy briefs

Lianghui 2025 and Beyond: Between Economic Slowdown and Trump 2.0

Chinese economy

News

MERICS Report: The trade-offs of innovating in China in times of global technology rivalry

Chinese foreign policy

News

MERICS China Security and Risk Tracker 01/2025 | Greater risks, greater confidence: China’s new national security white paper

Chinese party-state politics

Podcasts

The party and the private economy, with Kasper Ingeman Beck and Nis Grünberg

Chinese economy

Further research

Ten challenges facing China’s economy

Chinese economy

Further research

Beyond Made in China 2025 – China’s dream of broad-based industrial greatness

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