Conceptual Gaps in China-EU Relations: Global Governance, Human Rights and Strategic Partnerships

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction: Exploring the Conceptual Gaps in China-EU Relations....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Sovereignty in China-EU Relations: The Conceptual Gap and Its Implications....Pages 19-34
Diversity, Pragmatism and Convergence: China, the European Union and the Issue of Sovereignty....Pages 35-49
The Conceptual Gap on Soft Power between China and Europe and Its Impact on Bilateral Relations....Pages 50-64
China and the EU: Conceptual Gaps in Soft Power....Pages 65-79
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
The Conceptual Gap on Human Rights in China-Europe Relations....Pages 83-97
Europe, China and Expectations for Human Rights....Pages 98-112
The EU and China’s Perceptions of Democracy and Their Impact on China-EU Relations....Pages 113-127
Conceptual Gaps on Stability in Chinese and European Contexts....Pages 128-140
Stability and Change: The EU, China and Perceptions of Stability....Pages 141-155
Conceptual Differences of Strategic Partnership in EU-China Relations....Pages 156-170
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Multipolarity and Multilateralism as International Norms: The Chinese and European Perspectives....Pages 173-186
China-EU Understandings of the International System: Multipolarization, Multilateralism and Beyond?....Pages 187-201
Conceptual Gaps on Global Governance between China and the EU....Pages 202-215
Conclusion: Managing the Conceptual Gaps in China-EU Relations....Pages 216-228
Back Matter....Pages 229-246