FCCC Talk: How are China’s Covid-policy and its relation to Russia affecting China-Europe relations? by Janka Oertel

Zero-Covid and China’s position on the war in Ukraine present a dual challenge for the future of the relationship between China and European countries. What will be the short and more long-term effects on business, diplomacy and China’s role in the world? What is the trajectory and are there still any off-ramps? Join us in discussing these and other topics with Janka Oertel, the Director of the Asia Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. She previously worked as a Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ Berlin office, where she focused on transatlantic China policy including on emerging technologies, Chinese foreign policy and security in East Asia. Her areas of expertise are Europe-China relations, US-China relations, Security in East Asia, Chinese Foreign and Security Policy, Geopolitical Dimension of Emerging Technologies.