Linkage Power Europe: The EU's Trade Negotiations with China (1975-2019)

This book looks at the history of the EU's trade negotiations with China from 1975 to 2019 from a distinctive perspective - the EU as a linkage power. The author explains how the EU through linkage strategies speaks with one voice, overcomes its weakness in military capabilities and translates its non-military capabilities into advantages and influences in some specific policy areas.

The book systematically traces the European negotiators' tactics in managing the EU's trade relations with Ch...