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May 22, 2022

China, Europe, and the Pandemic Recession: Beijing’s Investments and Transatlantic Security

US Army War College Press

China, Europe, and the Pandemic Recession: Beijing’s Investments and Transatlantic SecurityDr. John R. Deni, 2022

Given the depth and breadth of the pandemic-induced recession in Europe, private companies in need of capital and governments looking to shed state-owned enterprises may be tempted to sell shares, assets, or outright ownership to investors with liquidity to spare. Of greatest concern is the role that China might play in Europe, building Beijing’s soft power, weakening allied geopolitical solidarity, and potentially reprising the role it played in the 2010s, when its investments in Europe expanded dramatically. …

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