{"title":"Assessing the pros and cons of the EU-China comprehensive agreement on investment: an introduction to the special issue","authors":"Nicola Casarini, Miguel Otero-Iglesias","doi":"10.1007/s10308-021-00641-3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h2>Abstract\n</h2><div><p>The announcement of the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) at the end of December 2020 triggered an intense debate. The deal has found many supporters inside Europe and in China—but also opposition coming from some European quarters and the USA. It is thus crucial to examine the pros and cons of CAI—an accord that if ratified would boost trade and investment relations between the EU and China as well as have profound implications for the USA which is actively working to create a common front with the European allies to counter Beijing’s increased self-confidence and assertiveness.</p></div></div>","PeriodicalId":45680,"journal":{"name":"Asia Europe Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"1 - 7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6000,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10308-021-00641-3.pdf","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Asia Europe Journal","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10308-021-00641-3","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The announcement of the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) at the end of December 2020 triggered an intense debate. The deal has found many supporters inside Europe and in China—but also opposition coming from some European quarters and the USA. It is thus crucial to examine the pros and cons of CAI—an accord that if ratified would boost trade and investment relations between the EU and China as well as have profound implications for the USA which is actively working to create a common front with the European allies to counter Beijing’s increased self-confidence and assertiveness.
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The Asia-Europe Journal is a quarterly journal dedicated to publishing quality academic papers and policy discussions on common challenges facing Asia and Europe that help to shape narratives on the common futures - including both risks and opportunities - of Asia and Europe. The Journal welcomes academically and intellectually rigorous research papers as well as topical policy briefs and thought pieces on issues of bi-regional interest, including management and political economy, innovation, security studies, regional and global governance, as well as on relevant socio-cultural developments and historical events. Officially cited as: Asia Eur J