Relations between the United Kingdom (UK) and Hong Kong have become more complicated and contested following a number of recent developments. Even so, bilateral investment and trade continues to surge.

The search for connectivity is nothing new. But the EU has realised that competition, not dominance, is the key to connectivity to today’s world. 

On China, disunity, not strategic autonomy, has come to define Europe's struggles for improved relations. This ensures that on the important questions of Ukraine, China maintains the upper hand.