Abstract
Abstract: This article discusses the main determinants of the European Union's (EU) strategic engagement with China with reference to three theoretical viewpoints: an institutional perspective, a values-based approach and a realpolitik dimension. It examines the utility of each theoretical position and outlines complementary and divergent essential characteristics. This examination is conducted with the aid of empirical evidence from long-standing points of interaction between the EU and China over the last three decades. These include the EU's arms embargo of China, EU–China competition in Africa and the EU's position on designating market economy status to China. This analysis can reduce the misunderstandings and uncertainties embedded in the contemporary EU–China relationship.
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