EU–China paradiplomacy – the perspective of cities, regions and provinces

Adriana Skorupska; Justyna Szczudlik

doi:10.18778/8142-517-9

EU–China paradiplomacy – the perspective of cities, regions and provinces

Adriana Skorupska

Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych

Justyna Szczudlik

Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych

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The Role of Regions in EU-China Relations

Pages: 13-26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/8142-517-9.02

Keywords: inter-regional partnerships, EU-China Relations, paradiplomacy, Sino-European relations

Published: December 30, 2021

Categories: Political science and international relations, Open Access

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The main goal of this chapter is to present some characteristics of the cooperation at the regional level from the European local government perspective, including the Chinese attitude to the matter in question. The chapter starts with some basic information about the methodology and the course of the research. Next the two perspectives are presented. The first one will be the characteristics of EU-China paradiplomacy based on the data from the questionnaire completed by the regions and selected cities from the six biggest European Union countries. The second perspective focuses on the paradiplomatic phenomena from the Chinese perspective. The chapter finishes with some conclusions about the EU-China paradiplomacy and general observations.

Adriana Skorupska, Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych

Expert on paradiplomacy, for many years an analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs, project coordinator and author of publications on international cooperation of local governments.

Justyna Szczudlik, Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych

Deputy Head of Research, Head of Asia-Pacific Programme and China analyst with the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM). She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Warsaw (2015), an MA in Chinese Studies from the University of Warsaw (2008) and an MA in Political Science from the University of Wroclaw (2002). She studied Chinese language at the College of Advanced Chinese Training, Beijing Language and Culture University (2005-2006), Beijing and at the National Cheng-chi University in Taipei (2013). Her research focuses on China’s foreign policy, especially China-Central and Eastern Europe relations including China-Poland relations, as well as Cross-Strait relations.

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Skorupska, Adriana, and Justyna Szczudlik. 2021. “EU–China Paradiplomacy – the Perspective of Cities, Regions and Provinces”. In The Role of Regions in EU-China Relations, edited by Tomasz Kamiński, 13-26. Poland: Lodz University Press. https://doi.org/10.18778/8142-517-9.02.