Interviews

The future of Hong Kong, EU-China relations and new global alliances. An interview with Dr. Sari Arho Havrén

We sat down today with Dr. Sari Arho Havrén, Counsellor & Senior Advisor at Business Finland and Futures Fellow at Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), to discuss the future of Hong Kong after the National Security Law came into force and in the wider context of the Greater Bay Area, the future of EU-China relations in a post-Covid world, as well as the shaping up of new, stronger alliances on either side of the US-China fence.

We also touched upon Germany’s diverging interests from the rest of the EU when dealing with China, China’s influence in Central and Eastern European countries, the Belt & Road Initiative reboot, EU’s investment control legislation and Russia’s awkward position…

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Nicolas Michelon

Nicolas is a corporate geoeconomics and strategic & business intelligence expert with 25 years of experience in the Asia-Pacific region. He advises corporate executives on how to navigate the current geopolitical and geoeconomic environment, mitigate risk and develop prospective scenarios. He is also an Adjunct Professor & Guest Lecturer in geopolitics, geoeconomics and business intelligence at ESCP Business School (France), Galatasaray University (Türkiye), Ecole de Guerre Economique (Paris School of Economic Warfare) and the International University of Monaco.

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