Security Relations between China and the European Union: From Convergence to Cooperation? [Hardcover]

This book explores EU-China security cooperation across a range of key issues.Over the past decade, the EU and China have expanded their relations beyond a focus on economic and trade issues to the sphere of security. This book analyses the extent to which the EU and China express similar threat concerns and adopt concrete measures in the pursuance of security cooperation.Over the past decade, the EU and China have expanded their relations beyond a focus on economic and trade issues to the sphere of security. This book analyses the extent to which the EU and China express similar threat concerns and adopt concrete measures in the pursuance of security cooperation.Over the past decade, the EU and China have expanded their relations beyond a focus on economic and trade issues to the sphere of security. Taking a broad definition of security, a multidisciplinary approach, and a comparative perspective (including scholars from both Europe and China), this book provides an in-depth analysis of the extent to which the EU and China not only express similar threat concerns, or make declarations about joint responses, but also adopt concrete measures in the pursuance of security cooperation. In particular, the book seeks to explore a range of key themes in the field of EU-China security cooperation such as nuclear proliferation, international terrorist threats and cyber attacks. Besides providing an overview of the areas where security cooperation exists and where it does not, it also highlights the aspects of convergence and divergence and the reasons for their occurrence.1. EU-China security cooperation in context Emil J. Kirchner, Thomas Christiansen and Han Dorussen; 2. Chinese and EU views of military security: crafting cooperation Simon Duke and Reuben Wong; 3. Regional solutions for regional conflicts? The EU, China and their respective neighbourhoods Thomas Diez, Eva Scherwitz and See Seng Tan; 4. Aims versus deeds: EU-China cooperation in nuclear non-proliferation NilӍ