Article Review: China’s Emergence as a Power in the Mediterranean

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Article Review: China’s Emergence as a Power in the Mediterranean

Since 2017, Brussels has become more concerned with Chinese foreign direct investments in infrastructures and technology, establishing investment screening measures, encouraging member-states to launch their own schemes, and launching an important 2019 EU-China strategic outlook.

By Philippe Le Corre

Published on Jan 19, 2022

International Security Studies Forum

About the Author

Philippe Le Corre

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Program

Philippe Le Corre was a nonresident senior fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Recent Work

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