The European Union is facing a number of challenges that could impact the block’s relationships with China, including the refugee crisis, a rise in populist political parties, and Brexit.

Crises in Greece and Ukraine have established Germany as a key European power, yet they also have demonstrated how Germany’s power can polarize the continent and present risks to the European project.

Carnegie Beijing sponsored and co-hosted a policy debate with the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the Center for Regional Security Studies to address the current internal and external challenges ASEAN countries face and the ASEAN Charter’s implications for alleviating some of these problems and improving regional relations.