The European Union needs to urgently prepare for uncertain times ahead and begin to build the blocks of “de-risking” its relations with China.

The Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress was an all-out victory for Xi Jinping. China won’t necessarily be more crisis-proof as a result, but it will become more combative.

Even if China’s pro-Moscow stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not set in stone, it cannot be without consequences for Germany’s new China strategy.