The 2025 EU-China summit, with Abigaël Vasselier
The next EU-China Summit will take place in Beijing at the end of this month.
In this episode of the MERICS China Podcast, Abigaël Vasselier, Director of Policy and European Affairs and Head of Program for Foreign Relations at MERICS, joins Claudia Wessling, Director Communications and Publications, to talk about her expectations for the summit, the state of EU-China relations and outcomes of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent visit to Europe.
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About the speakers

Abigaël Vasselier
Director Research China's Foreign Relations (MERICS)
EU-China; Geopolitics; China´s foreign and security policy

Claudia Wessling
Director Communications and Publications at Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
Sino-German relations; Digitalization and tech development in China; China's Belt & Road Initiative