The Subnational Dimension of EU-China Relations
The Subnational Dimension of EU-China Relations

Author(s): Tomasz Kamiński, Adriana Skorupska, Justyna Szczudlik
Contributor(s): Adriana Skorupska (Editor), Justyna Szczudlik (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Governance, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: European Union; People’s Republic of China; international relations; foreign policy; EU-China relations;
Summary/Abstract: This report is the result of a three-year project conducted by the Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Łódź and the Polish Institute of International Affairs and funded by the National Science Centre. The aim of the project was to understand the role of cooperation between European and Chinese regions in the politics of the European Union as regards China. The study involved the phenomenon of paradiplomacy, i.e., relations of international subnational entities whose goal is to achieve economic, cultural, and political benefits. It is assumed that the growing independence of local governments brings new challenges to the foreign policy of the state. The report presents the specificity of relations with China at the subnational level of the six largest EU countries in terms of population: Germany, France, Spain, Poland, Italy, and the UK. It also analyses selected case studies of European regions cooperating with Chinese partners. The text also includes references to relations between the European Union and China. The conclusions are based on the analysis of the selected countries and cannot always be generalised to the entire European Union.

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