The EU-China Relationship - an investment perspective

Venue: Linkway Room, Level 4, John Medley

Presenters: Professor Louis Brennan

EU Centre Visiting Fellow Professor Louis Brennan, Trinity College Dublin, will examine the features and trajectory of the EU-China relationship, a vital trade partnership for the global economy. The EU is China's largest trading partner, and behind the US, China is the EU's second largest trading partner, yet despite the mutual benefits of their economic relationship, China accounts for a small share of Europe's investments abroad while China's investment in Europe, though rising rapidly in recent years, has done so from a very low base.

As China's outward investment has grown rapidly in recent years to become the third largest source of outward investment in the world, its firms have increasingly focused on the acquisition of European firms. Meanwhile, negotiations to conclude an EU-China Investment Treaty have been in progress for a number of years. The EU-China economic partnership will likely develop new features in the coming years.

Taking an investment perspective, this seminar considers the EU-China relationship and the associated challenges and responses. And in light of the recent Brexit vote, consideration will be given to its implications for the EU-China relationship.

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https://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/7075-the-eu-china-relationship-an-investment-perspective