China and the EU

The EU and Germany regard themselves as being confronted with the numerous influences from the PR China: Exerting influence on political and economic elites and lobby groups, using the Silk Road initiative as the most important means of geopolitical reorganization, creating financial and economic dependencies, weakening Western democratic systems, influencing the scientific and cultural spheres, using espionage and disinformation, building up substantial military potential and the issuing of threats. Against this background, this study in Canada on these topics is timely so as to draw the attention among Canadian decision-makers to issues that are or could become equally important for Canadian politics.