Zhang Xiaotong is Professor at the Institute of Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

• Theoretical Part 1. Linkage Power: Theoretical Construction 2. The EU as a Linkage Power - Building an Analytical Framework Empirical Part 3 The EU’s Trade Relations with China (1975-1988) 4. The EC as an offensive power (1989-1992) 5. The EU as a power through partnership (1993-2004) 6. The EU-China Textile Disputes in 2005 7. The EU’s Offensive for Market Access in China (2006-2008) 8. The EU’s Pursuit of Reciprocity (2009-2019) 9 EU: A Sui Generis Linkage Power at Work

Zhang Xiaotong is Professor at the Institute of Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

• Theoretical Part 1. Linkage Power: Theoretical Construction 2. The EU as a Linkage Power - Building an Analytical Framework Empirical Part 3 The EU’s Trade Relations with China (1975-1988) 4. The EC as an offensive power (1989-1992) 5. The EU as a power through partnership (1993-2004) 6. The EU-China Textile Disputes in 2005 7. The EU’s Offensive for Market Access in China (2006-2008) 8. The EU’s Pursuit of Reciprocity (2009-2019) 9 EU: A Sui Generis Linkage Power at Work

Zhang Xiaotong is Professor at the Institute of Belt and Road Initiative & Global Governance, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

• Theoretical Part 1. Linkage Power: Theoretical Construction 2. The EU as a Linkage Power - Building an Analytical Framework Empirical Part 3 The EU’s Trade Relations with China (1975-1988) 4. The EC as an offensive power (1989-1992) 5. The EU as a power through partnership (1993-2004) 6. The EU-China Textile Disputes in 2005 7. The EU’s Offensive for Market Access in China (2006-2008) 8. The EU’s Pursuit of Reciprocity (2009-2019) 9 EU: A Sui Generis Linkage Power at Work