ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the global role and image of Europe from the perspective of the EU's strategic partnerships with China and India. It presents the convergence or divergence of values, norms and interests related to political systems and human rights, global governance and sovereignty, for instance. According to its strategies, the EU strongly advocates effective multilateralism and promotes regionalism elsewhere. The development of the mutual relationship between China and India should not be overlooked in defining the EU's strategic interaction with both countries. China's energy security matters to the EU because of its effect on the global oil market, on climate change, and on international relations. The EU policy is influenced by the American approach to China and India, and it is surely in the interests of both the EU and the United States to work together and to find common approaches and to avoid confrontation in their relationships with both states.
