ABSTRACT
The purpose of the ASEM process is to help build a new partnership based on equality between Asia and Europe, to promote the democratization of international relations and to accelerate the development of multilateralism. China has been involved in the process from the very beginning, and has played an active role in it. It is therefore very important to analyze the Chinese public’s, elites’ and policy-maker’s views of the ASEM process. To some extent, it is their attitude and perception that influence the future development of the overall process. The research, supported by the Japan Centre for International Exchanges (JCIE), is conducted by the ASEM research team headed by Prof. Zhu Liqun, Assistant President and Director of European Studies Centre of China Foreign Affairs University. The team consists of Zhu Jiejin, Hui Gengtian, Lin Minwang and Sun Junhua. Thanks are extended to the departments concerned at the Xinhua News Agency for their help with the research project.
