“Now that we realise China is really close, it’s counterproductive and futile to treat it only as a rival. Due to its membership in the EU and NATO, there are obvious limits on the Italian side, in terms of how and when one can work with China. Beijing is also very cautious. However, building a working relationship with China in the Mediterranean could also be a viable path.”
“Business and defence: X-raying China in the Med”, an analysis made by Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & Fudan University) for Decode39.
Research Fellow
Andrea Ghiselli is a non-resident Research Fellow at T.wai, and serves as the Head of Research of the ChinaMed Project. He is also a Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Exeter.
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