Bernhard Bartsch (Berlin)

The looming superpower rivalry between the US and China has massive implications for Germany and its European partners. While Donald Trump is forcing Europeans to think outside the transatlantic box, it is Xi Jinping who is posing more fundamental challenges. Time to balance China’s influence in a reasonable way may be running out.

Bernhard Bartsch is Senior Expert in Bertelsmann Stiftung’s program „Germany and Asia“. Before joining the foundation, he spent more than a decade in China, working as East Asia Correspondent for major German media. Bernhard Bartsch studied Chinese, Economics, Politics and Journalism in Hamburg, Beijing and London.

Website: www.bernhardbartsch.de