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Reform and Governance

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Reform and Governance
Edited ByJing Men, Annika Linck
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2017
eBook Published 13 February 2019
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315537047
Pages 170
eBook ISBN 9781315537047
Subjects Area Studies, Politics & International Relations
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Men, J., & Linck, A. (Eds.). (2017). China and EU: Reform and Governance (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315537047

ABSTRACT

Reform and governance are of vital interest to both the People’s Republic of China and the European Union (EU). China is facing demographic and environmental challenges and has been experiencing a rapid economic transition. The social tensions arising from these challenges call for a governance system that will allow the Chinese leadership to alleviate social tensions without putting at risk their leadership. A society which is becoming more diverse and facing problems of a global scale that also cause turmoil at the grass roots may be difficult to govern top-down. Notwithstanding the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) grip on Chinese society, there may be ways to integrate public opinion and civil society organisations in governmental decision-making through reforms that do not challenge the current leadership.

The EU, on the other hand, faces the same global challenges with a very different and complex governance system. EU foreign and security policy, thus including EU policy towards China, are governed by the EU’s foreign policy principles, which contain, among others, the promotion of democracy, the rule of law and the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms. How successful can the EU be in advancing these principles when engaging with China, while respecting the Chinese political system? How can the EU and China find common grounds in their governance systems so as to enhance their strategic partnership in order to tackle global issues that need a coordinated approach?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |13 pages

Introduction

Reform and governance in the EU and China
ByJing Men, Annika Linck

part I|63 pages

Governance and reform in China

chapter 1|16 pages

‘Soft legal transplants’

EU–China relations at a glance
ByMatthieu Burnay

chapter 2|16 pages

The role of local governance for China’s political stability

ByAnja Senz

chapter 3|17 pages

‘Good governance’ and the role of civil society organisations in reform processes and EU–China diplomatic relations

ByJoëlle Hivonnet, Kolja Raube

chapter 4|12 pages

Bilateral and domestic dimensions in China’s approach to ODI governance

ByDuncan Freeman

part II|77 pages

The EU and China in global and regional governance

chapter 5|20 pages

China and the EU

Partners or competitors in shaping multilateral and regional governance in Asia?
ByMichael Reiterer, Thomas Henökl

chapter 6|21 pages

The EU and China

Partners in global economic governance reform?
ByScott A. W. Brown, Miguel-Otero Iglesias

chapter 7|15 pages

The conundrum of financial stability – central banks and currency management in China, Eurozone and the United States?

ByJohn Ryan

chapter 8|19 pages

Different models of engagement in Africa

A comparison of the EU’s and China’s development policy
ByWeifang (Florence) Chen, Yanzhuo Xu
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