China’s Eastern and Central Europe strategy, EU-China relations, and the US
Earlier this week China’s president chaired a long-delayed 17+1 summit with Central and Eastern European countries, including Greece, amid division in the region over how to view Beijing's growing influence. A number of countries are increasingly sensitive to tensions between the US and China, and to concerns that the 17+1 is being used to divide European Union policy on China. Journalist Reid Standish joins The Greek Current to break down this week’s summit, explore EU-China relations, and look at what role Europe will play in broader US-China tensions.
Reid Standish is a correspondent for RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty focused on China in Eurasia. He previously worked for Foreign Policy magazine in Washington and Moscow and has reported across Europe and Central Asia for The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and Politico Europe.
Read Reid Standish's report on the summit here: Chinese Summit Gets Chilly Reception From Central, Eastern European Countries
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