MERICS Foresight Workshop at the European China Talent Program: The impact of the 2024 US elections on EU-China relations and European China policy

The outcome of the 2024 US elections will affect the geopolitical and geoeconomic context in which EU-China relations unfold and might lead to changes not only in China’s international behavior and its approach towards Europe, but also in Europe’s own strategic calculations. To discuss these issues, MERICS organized a foresight exercise in the context of the 2024 MERICS European China Talent Program (ECTP). The workshop brought together a group of around 20 young professionals from across Europe with a strong China background to discuss the main risks that Europe’s China policy will face after the presidential elections in the US. Held in a closed-door, off-the-record setting, the 2.5-hour interactive workshop encouraged informal discussions on potential future challenges depending on the outcome of the elections, and it sought to identify which of these require the most urgent action by European stakeholders. 

The workshop took place on September 18 at the MERICS offices in Berlin. This foresight workshop was for participants of the European China Talent Program only. 

It was held in a confidential setting and was organized as part of the Horizon Europe-funded China Horizons project. The outcomes of the workshop will be additionally used to inform other MERICS projects and publications. 

Moderators: 
Helena Legarda, Lead Analyst, MERICS 
Grzegorz Stec, Head of Brussels Office, MERICS

This MERICS China Foresight Workshop is part of the “Dealing with a Resurgent China” (DWARC) project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 101061700. 

Views and opinions expressed do however not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.