General dimensions: sovereignty and soft power: Sovereignty in China-EU relations: the conceptual gap and its implications ; Diversity, pragmatism and convergence: China, the European Union and the issue of sovereignty ; The conceptual gap on soft power between China and Europe and its impact on bilateral relations -- Bilateral dimension: human rights, democracy, stability and strategic partnership: Europe, China and expectations for human rights ; The EU and China's perceptions of democracy and their impact onChina-EU relations ; Stability and change: the EU, China and perceptions of stability ; Conceptual differences of strategic partnership in EU-China relations -- Multilateral dimension: multilateralism/multipolarization and global governance: China-EU understandings of the international system: multipolarization, multilateralism and beyond? ; Conceptual gaps on global governance between China and the EU

1. international relations
2. human rights
3. Political culture -- China
4. Political culture -- European Union countries
5. China -- Foreign relations -- European Union countries