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Richard Turcsanyi of Palacky University joins Lancaster University China Centre for a seminar on China-Europe relations

One of the often repeated features of the EU-China relations is the supposed lack of unity within the EU. The talk will focus on how individual EU members (and EU subregions) approach China, and what similarities and differences exist between their approaches. A special focus will be paid to the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe, who were part of the so-called 16+1 platform of relations with China and also participated in the Belt and Road Initiative. Overall, it will be argued that there is a lot of common ground within the EU when it comes to overall approach towards China, but EU members sometimes differ in the substantive content of how they conduct relations with China.

Bio: Dr Richard Turcsanyi is a Program Director at Central European Institute of Asian Studies and Assistant Professor at Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic. He is an author of "Chinese Assertiveness in the South China Sea”, co-editor of “Contemporary China: A New Superpower?” and has published numerous articles on Chinese foreign policy and relations between China and (Central and Eastern) Europe. In recent years he led a large-scale public opinion survey in 56 countries and territories worldwide regarding their attitudes towards China and international affairs (sinofon.cz/surveys).