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Mind the Gap: Priorities for Transatlantic China Policy

July 14, 2021  • Aspen Strategy Group

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The Aspen Strategy Group, Munich Security Conference, and Mercator Institute for China Studies are pleased to share Mind the Gap: Priorities for Transatlantic China Policy, a special report of the Distinguished Reflection Group on Transatlantic China Policy. The report advocates a “pragmatic approach” for the U.S. and Europe towards China “identifying joint action where possible and…managing differences where necessary.”

Co-Chairs: Wolfgang Ischinger and Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

Contributors: Bernhard Bartsch, Reinhard Bütikofer, Elbridge Colby, Elizabeth Economy, Tobias Ellwood, Bonnie Glaser, Mikko Huotari, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Anja Manuel, Amrita Narlikar, Janka Oertel, Nadège Rolland, Boris Ruge, Marietje Schaake, Susan Schwab, Bruce Stokes, Alexander Stubb, Nathalie Tocci, and Jan Weidenfeld.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

KEY PRIORITIES

Pushing for an Economic Level Playing Field

BOLSTERING ECONOMIC SECURITY

Competing for Tech Leadership

Providing Alternatives on Infrastructure and Connectivity

Setting the Agenda in International Institutions

Preserving Liberal Society And Promoting Human Rights

SUSTAINING A BALANCE OF POWER FOR A FREE AND OPEN INDO-PACIFIC

notes

The Distinuished Reflection Group and Team

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