Bas Hooijmaaijers is Assistant Professor and Chenhui Research Fellow in the School of Advanced International and Area Studies at East China Normal University (Shanghai, China) and a Research Fellow at the Leuven International and European Studies Institute at KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium).

• 1.Introduction.- 2.Literature Review and Theoretical Framework.- 3.The EU-China Solar Panel Dispute.- 4.The EU Investigation into Mobile Telecommunications Networks from China.- 5.The Rise of China in Africa and the Response of the EU: the EU-China-Africa Trilateral Dialogue and Cooperation Initiative.- 6.Conclusion

Bas Hooijmaaijers is Assistant Professor and Chenhui Research Fellow in the School of Advanced International and Area Studies at East China Normal University (Shanghai, China) and a Research Fellow at the Leuven International and European Studies Institute at KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium).

• 1.Introduction.- 2.Literature Review and Theoretical Framework.- 3.The EU-China Solar Panel Dispute.- 4.The EU Investigation into Mobile Telecommunications Networks from China.- 5.The Rise of China in Africa and the Response of the EU: the EU-China-Africa Trilateral Dialogue and Cooperation Initiative.- 6.Conclusion

Bas Hooijmaaijers is Assistant Professor and Chenhui Research Fellow in the School of Advanced International and Area Studies at East China Normal University (Shanghai, China) and a Research Fellow at the Leuven International and European Studies Institute at KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium).

• 1.Introduction.- 2.Literature Review and Theoretical Framework.- 3.The EU-China Solar Panel Dispute.- 4.The EU Investigation into Mobile Telecommunications Networks from China.- 5.The Rise of China in Africa and the Response of the EU: the EU-China-Africa Trilateral Dialogue and Cooperation Initiative.- 6.Conclusion