Europe: Caught in the middle? The implications of US-China competition

A discussion curated by Chatham House.

Europe sits in the uncomfortable middle as US-China competition intensifies, forcing difficult choices in Brussels and national capitals. This panel explores Washington and Beijing's distinct worldviews, the areas of greatest US-China competition, and prospects for cooperation. It evaluates key decision-points ahead for Europe—including on trade, technology, and transatlantic unity in the face of a more complicated and perhaps less predictable US-China relationship.