Specifics of US-EU Cooperation amid Strategic Competition with China

The article is devoted to the specifics of bilateral cooperation between the US and the EU in the sphere of strategic competition with China. Along with the growth of China's economic and military-political capabilities, a global confrontation between Washington and Beijing has emerged in the system of international relations. American only ally comparable in scale is the European Union, and bilateral cooperation in this emerging confrontation has become a priority of the ambitious diplomatic agenda. An important factor is European integration and the trend towards Common Security and Defense Policy. At the same time, cooperation between the US and the EU in the context of strategic rivalry with China has a number of unique features. First, the US and the EU continue intensive mutually beneficial economic trade and investment cooperation with China. The economic dimension is much more important in the context of current strategic competition, compared to the Soviet-American confrontation during the Cold War. Cooperation between the US and the EU is aimed at containing the competitiveness of the Chinese economy. Second, in the military-political dimension, NATO remains the most important actor. In addition, an important trend is the involvement of regional partners in the Asia-Pacific region in the orbit of the US and the EU. Third, an important aspect is technological rivalry aimed at limiting the military-technological potential of the PRC.

USA, EU, China, transatlantic cooperation, strategic competition, security, European integration, EU common security and defense policy