On May 11, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) of Tsinghua University held the 34th Security and Strategy Seminar titled “China-US-Europe Relations amid the Russia-Ukraine Conflict.”

Focusing on the new dynamics of US-Europe cooperation and the characteristics and limitations of US-Europe policy coordination toward China amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the panelists believe that the crisis will not only trigger shifts in how the US and Europe work with each other and act on Europe’s strategic autonomy, but also reshape their perceptions of China, which will lead to re-coordinated policies toward China and, as a result, a profound impact on China’s external environment.

Having united the West, the Russia-Ukraine conflict will not bring fundamental changes to China-US ties, while it could mean greater challenges for China’s relations with Europe, former Chinese Ambassador to Germany Shi Mingde said in his keynote speech. However, the divergences between the US and Europe on many grounds still exist, which in some ways have created favorable conditions for China’s further diplomatic work.

Moderated by CISS Director Da Wei, the seminar featured Shi Mingde, former Chinese ambassador to Germany; Feng Zhongping, director of the Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Jin Ling, deputy director of the Department for European Studies, China Institute of International Studies; Zhao Huaipu, director of the European Studies Center, China Foreign Affairs University; Shen Yamei, director of the Department for American Studies, China Institute of International Studies; Liu Deshou, researcher at the Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Zhang Ji, assistant dean of the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University; and CISS academic committee members and fellows.