Partner, Competitor, Rival: Where Will EU-China Relations Be in 2026?

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the European Union and China. But despite the symbolic milestone, both sides continue to disagree on trade imbalances, export controls and security concerns.

Young China Watchers London is bringing together leading thinktankers, academics and analysts to discuss expectations for EU-China relations in 2026. The discussion will explore:

• The EU’s trade-defence measures and China’s countermeasures
• Supply chain resilience and the growing role of industrial policy
• Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific, and transatlantic alignment

🗓 Thursday, December 11

🕘 6:30pm-8:00pm (Door opens at 6:00pm)

📍 LT2 Bush House, King’s College London

𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀:

- Sam Goodman, Senior Policy Director, China Strategic Risks Institute

- Dr Olivia Cheung, Lecturer, King's College London; Co-author of “China’s Global Strategy under Xi Jinping”

- Trey McArver, Co-Founder, Trivium/China, a leading strategic advisory firm specialising in China's politics and economy