The EU-China Security Paradox

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She has also contributed several chapters to edited volumes published by Oxford University Press, Routledge, Edward Elgar and NOMOS, and has published a number of policy papers for nonacademic research outlets.x AcknowledgementsMany people have supported me throughout the intellectual journey that led to this book. Not all their names can be mentioned here, but their contributions are sincerely appreciated and gratefully acknowledged. This book was born out of my PhD thesis at Freiburg University. I express my sincere gratitude to my first and second supervisors Diana Panke and Jürgen Rüland for their guidance and support. I also thank Sandra Destradi for her encouragement, care and constant motivation. I further want to thank Zheng Chunrong of Tongji University in Shanghai, who hosted me during my field trip to China and shared his extensive network with me. I am also grateful to Bristol University Press for showing interest in this book. In particular, I want to thank my editors Caroline Astley, Stephen Wenham and their team, whose feedback helped me to improve this book. Sincere gratitude also goes to the anonymous reviewers whose critical comments and suggestions did much to make this book better.I would not have been able to write this book without the support and help of many colleagues, friends and family members. First and foremost, I thank my wonderful colleagues at the University of Freiburg, the Arnold-Bergstraesser Institute (ABI) and the Centre for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient (CARPO) for their critical comments, considerate advice and continuous guidance. Their encouraging support also helped me over the course of the whole research project, especially when planning and conducting my field research. I particularly thank them for equipping me with the necessary self-confidence and trust as I headed out into the field, as well as for providing last-minute comfort and motivation in the final stages of this book project. But most of all, I thank my friends, family and partner, who never stopped believing in me and the successful completion of this book. Thank you for being my greatest critics and my strongest supporters.