Gábor Szüdi and Philipp Brugner from our partner ZSI gave an interview to Austrian daily newspaper Die Presse about their report on science, technology and innovation cooperation between the EU and China in the field of digital technologies.
Together they spoke about practical examples where project-based cooperation between European and Chinese partners was reassessed after it was started due to risks of knowledge security or dual use. At the same time they re-emphasised the important status of China as a global partner to tackle the societal challenges of our time given the country’s strong scientific performance and its commitment to large-scale research and innovation investments contributing to tackling climate change, enhancing food security or further exploring the use of outer space by humans. Concludingly, they echoed ReConnect China’s general approach by underlining that trust-building between the two sides and at any level (national, institutional, individual) is crucial to shape reciprocally beneficial EU-China STI relations for the future.
You can find the interview on Die Presse online (with paywall).
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