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21 June 2011

GPPi contributes to Global Emerging Voices program

On 20 June 2011, as part of the Global Emerging Voices program organized by the Torino World Affairs Institute (T.wai) in cooperation with Stiftung Mercator in Berlin, GPPi Associate Director Thorsten Benner gave a presentation titled China on the Global Stage – A Strategic Partner for Europe?

The program brings together leading, young EU and Asian scholars and professionals committed to discussing the changing perspectives of international order in light of China’s return to global prominence.

In his presentation, Benner argued that the EU-China partnership falls short of meaningfully contributing to improving global governance. Benner attributed this to a lack of priorities, a lack of coherence, a lack of courage, a lack of vision and a lack of trust on the EU side. On the Chinese side, there is equally a lack of courage, vision and trust. Benner discussed with the Global Emerging Voices fellows what is needed in terms of political and societal leadership in order to improve the EU-China partnership.