European Guanxi Youth Conference 2025
50 Years of EU-China Relations: Challenges and Oppurtunities
On September 5 2025, European Guanxi once again hosted the European Guanxi Youth Conference (EGYC) on the premises of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) in Brussels.
This year's EGYC core theme was 50 Years of EU-China Relations: Challenges and Oppurtunities. We covered a variety of topics such as Global Order, Artificial Intelligence and Trade and Economics.
The first panel, titled "Global Order" explored the evolution of EU-China relations within the context of global shifts, including the rise of the Global South, multipolarity, and the changing international legal landscape.
The conference continued with Panel 2: Artificial Intelligence which examined how advancements in AI, particularly the release of DeepSeek, have influenced the bilateral dynamics between the EU and China, reshaping both competition and collaboration in this rapidly evolving field.
Finally, Panel 3: Trade and Economics focused on the economic underpinnings of EU-China relations, covering topics such as de-risking, investment policies, industrial strategies, and the recalibration of global supply chains.
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Address by Secretary-General
Watch the European Guanxi Youth Conference 2025 Address by Secretary-General René Neumann
Thank you!
A big thank you to all the participants who joined us this year!
A special thanks to our incredible speakers—Tim Rühlig, Yang Li, Cindy Zheng, Sophie L. Vériter, Théo Storella, Varg Lukas Folkman, Unai Gómez-Hernández, Teun Janssen, Nick Reiners, Lin Goethals, Samuel Goodger—for their insightful presentations and discussions. Your contributions were profoundly enriching and sparked conversations that truly benefited our audience.
We would also like to thank KAS Multinational Development Policy Dialogue - Brussels for their invaluable support throughout the planning and execution of EGYC!
