At the request of the European Parliament Committee’s on Foreign Affairs which is preparing an own-initiative report on ‘EU-China relations’, the Policy Department of DG External Policies has organised a workshop on ‘The EU and China: strategic partners or global rivals?’ on 21 June 2012. The workshop goal was to analyse in the context of growing interdependence between the two sides, the impact of China’s policies, on bilateral relations and on EU interests. Its main objective is to provide a clearer picture of the current state of play of China-EU relations and their future.