1st Edition

China and the European Union

Edited By Lisheng Dong, Zhengxu Wang, Henk Dekker Copyright 2013
280 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The European Union is China’s largest trading partner, and Chinese views of the EU are of crucial importance in shaping how the relationship will develop in the future, especially as the new Chinese leadership takes power. This book presents the findings of an extensive research project into the views of both elite groups, in government, business, academia, media and social activists, and the... Read more
Part 1: Introduction 1. Project Chinese views of the EU Zhengxu Wang, Lisheng Dong and Daniela Stockmann Part 2: Citizens 2. Chinese Views of the EU: An Overview of Survey Findings Li Zhang and Ying Yu 3. Attitudes towards the EU: In search of an explanation Henk Dekker and Jolanda van der Noll 4. Knowledge of the EU brews affects Zhengxu Wang and Bogdan Popescu 5. Chinese Affect towards European Culture Christian Welzel, Stefanie Reher and Timo Graf  6. Chinese Trust in Europeans: Exploring determinants and consequences Jan Delhey and Timo Graf 7. Interest, knowledge, and travel in Chinese View of EU and international Affairs Philip Everts Part 3: Elites and citizens 8. Chinese Elites’ Assessment of the Most Controversial Issues in EU-China Relations Lisheng Dong and Zhou Lüjun 9. Elite and Public views of EU and Europe: A comparison Long Sun 10. Media influence on public opinion about the EU and Europeans Daniela Stockmann 11. History textbooks about Europe: From antagonist to model? Nicola Spakowski 12. Methodology Zhengxu Wang Long Sun and Daniela Stockmann

Biography

Lisheng Dong is Professor of Political Science at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Zhengxu Wang is Deputy Director of the China Policy Institute and Lecturer at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham, UK.

Henk Dekker is Professor of Political Socialization and Integration at the Graduate School for Social and Behavioural Sciences of Leiden University, the Netherlands.