The European Union's One－China Policy under Stress

The European Union's One－China Policy under Stress

After decades of improving the overall relationship with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), while maintaining quiet but productive relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan), the European Union (EU)’s oneChina policy is the current decade suffering unprecedented stress from several sources pulling in different directions. The core of the policy is decided by the heads of state and government of its member states meeting in European Councils that so far remain divided. Parliamentarians in Brussels and in member states capitals, the government of Lithuania, and other governments are pressing to recalibrate the EU’s one-China policy in favor of Taiwan. But the European Commission, the European External Action Service and several member states are more hesitant: they aim to keep good economic relations with both the PRC and Taiwan although they are developing defensive measures to better engage with the PRC. In addition, an external, and potentially stronger source of stress is building up: as Washington wishes help to face a rising PRC the core of the EU’s one-China Policy is further shaking. In the year 2022, those contradictory tensions will likely magnify, so it is better to understand them to better prepare for possible shocks.
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