On June 26, our first ever LIVE Oxford Debate will debate some of the most pressing questions facing Europe today: with relations between China and the U.S. continuing to deteriorate, is it crucial for Europe to develop "strategic autonomy" and carve out its own path amid intensifying great power competition? Or should Europe prioritize the transatlantic alliance and its political, economic, and cultural ties, siding with the U.S. on China? And what will the ramifications of this decision be? 

Immediately prior to the Oxford Debate, we invite you to join us for an off-the-record Executive Roundtable with Noah Barkin, Senior Advisor at Rhodium Group and a speaker at the Oxford Debate, and Michael Settelen, co-founder of China Macro Group, a Switzerland-based research and consulting firm. They will shed light on the complex relationship that Europe has with China and how it developed over the past years.
 

This event is held in collaboration with China Macro Group.

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Noah Barkin is a Senior Advisor in Rhodium Group’s China practice, based in Berlin, where he focuses on Europe-China relations and transatlantic China policy. He is also a Visiting Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and creator of the popular "Watching China in Europe" newsletter. Previously he worked as a bureau chief, regional editor and Europe correspondent for Reuters, based in Berlin, Paris, London and New York. He has also written for The Atlantic, The New York Times, Foreign Policy and Politico, and been quoted in publications including The Economist, Financial Times, New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

Noah is a regular speaker and moderator on European foreign policy issues and the author of a book on the euro. He has been a visiting fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington. A native Californian, he has a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and French from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master's degree from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.

Michael Settelen is co-founder of China Macro Group. He is an expert in China’s economy and economic policies with extensive working experience at the nexus of policy and business including at the Economic Section of the Swiss Embassy in Beijing, the EU Chamber of Commerce (EUCCC), a Beijing-based boutique consultancy specialized in regional development and market entry projects and as academic lecturer at the ZHAW School of Management and Law teaching courses on China’s economy. Prior to CMG, Michael worked as an economic editor for Asia at the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) with a special focus on analyzing and commenting on economic, technology and political developments in the Chinese market.

Michael holds a B.A. in Business Administration from ZHAW School of Management and Law and a dual degree-M.A. in Chinese-European Economics and Business Studies from the Berlin School of Economics and Law and the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu.