Linkage Power Europe

This book looks at the history of EU's trade negotiations with China from 1975-2019 from a distinctive perspective - the EU as a linkage power. It will appeal to policymakers, think-tankers, professors and students, as well as anyone who is interested in trade policies and negotiations in the EU and China.

Zhang Xiaotong is Professor at the Institute of Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Theoretical Part 1. Linkage Power: Theoretical Construction 2. The EU as a Linkage Power - Building an Analytical Framework Empirical Part 3 The EU's Trade Relations with China (1975-1988) 4. The EC as an offensive power (1989-1992) 5. The EU as a power through partnership (1993-2004) 6. The EU-China Textile Disputes in 2005 7. The EU's Offensive for Market Access in China (2006-2008) 8. The EU's Pursuit of Reciprocity (2009-2019) 9 EU: A Sui Generis Linkage Power at Work