EU's External Economic Dependency and Open Strategic Autonomy
The European Union's strategic autonomy began with defense and foreign affairs issues and gradually extended into various areas such as the economy,technology,and trade.Its core objective is to address the EU's"strategic shrinkage"and reduce dependence.This article focuses on the perspectives of investment and trade and analyzes the current status of the EU's external economic dependence.We found that in the structure of the EU's external dependence,China is both a close partner and a competitor.While there is significant cooperation potential in the trade sector between China and the EU,competition between the two is expected to intensify as China's position in the global value chain continues to rise.The United States and the EU have deep-seated shared interests in investment and trade,but recent"America First"policies,as well as the EU's lag in emerging technology sectors,have prompted the EU to reassess the transatlantic relationship from a more competitive perspective.Based on the current state of external dependence,within the framework of open strategic autonomy,the EU has been working to enhance industrial resilience,curb technology spillovers,and promote the development of emerging industries through policy measures in recent years.However,in the future,the EU will still need to overcome three challenges:insufficient capacity,policy inertia,and finding common interests.
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