With over 1 million died, COVID-19 has posed grave threat to the global health systems, rippled across the entire economy and further deteriorated the geopolitical tensions. Zhang Lirong, Secretary-General of the China Forum at Tsinghua University’s Center for International Security and Strategy will look ahead the EU-China relations in a post-pandemic world, and in what ways could the two great powers work together to cushion the downturn and stimulate the economic recovery.