CER podcast: How should the EU approach China?

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🗓️ 18 November 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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This week's CER podcast is the second of five episodes released in conjunction with the CER's annual economics conference, usually hosted at Ditchley Park but this year held as a webinar series. Sophia Besch, senior research fellow at the CER, speaks to Sir John Sawers, former diplomat and head of MI6 and now senior adviser at Chatham House and executive chairman at Newbridge Advisory, about his thoughts on the triangular relationship between Europe, the US and China. They also discuss the comments from event speakers Manuel Muñiz Villa, Secretary of State for Global Spain, Jean Pisani-Ferry, Professor at the European University Institute, Sciences Po and Bruegel, Daniela Schwarzer, Director of the German Council on Foreign Relations and Nathalie Tocci, Director of the Italian Institute for International Affairs. Produced by Rosie Giorgi Music by Edward Hipkins

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0:00.0	From the Center for European Reform, this is the CER podcast.
0:04.2	Poson us seriously the question of the
0:06.0	future that we want, and we all
0:08.2	all together, the courage to it construct.
0:10.6	For us in Germany, is the
0:12.0	Bekenness to the European Europe,
0:14.1	a part of our state's resolve.
0:15.7	A strong united Europe is a necessity for the world
0:17.9	because an integrated Europe remains vital to our
0:20.2	international order. This is the moment for the world because an integrated Europe remains vital to our international order.
0:21.4	This is the moment for Europe to lead the way towards a new vitality.
0:27.2	Hello and welcome to a new episode of the CEO podcast.
0:31.1	My name is Sophia Besh. I'm a senior researcher in the CEO's Berlin office.
0:35.7	And you're listening to the second episode of a five-part
0:38.8	podcast series from our annual Digi Conference.
0:42.6	And in this episode, we're going to discuss the relationship between Europe, China, and the
0:47.4	U.S.
0:48.3	Now, the Digli conference, which is where parts of this episode were recorded happens every autumn usually.
0:55.0	The CEO brings together top economists and political thinkers to discuss the most important economic and political topics of the year.
1:03.0	In 2020, the Digli Conference is taking place digitally, and what we're going to do is play you an edited version of the opening remarks that we heard from four panelists.
1:11.6	And then in the second half of this podcast, I'm going to have a discussion with Sir John Soros,
1:16.3	the former chief of the MI6.
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