"China in 25": Tariffs and transatlantic challenges

“China in 25” is a new podcast format from MERICS: In a maximum of 25 minutes, Mikko Huotari, Bernhard Bartsch and Claudia Wessling talk about key developments in China in the year 2025. The first episode looks at the tariff dispute between the US and China, the challenges of transatlantic coordination in China policy – and how China features in German election programs. The episode was recorded on February 13.

You can read more about the topics covered in this episode here:

• Staying focused: Priorities for transatlantic China policy coordination, Input Report for the China Track at the Munich Security Conference 2025
• US-China trade war + Energy sector + Tech regulations, MERICS China Essentials
• Transatlantic coordination on China under Trump, MERICS Forum