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The above quote is indicative of an increasing consensus among concerned China scholars that there is a dire need for innovative solutions to bridge the communication and collaboration gap between Europe and China. As Eberhard Sandschneider argues:
[A] lack of trust and mutual respect characterizes Western-Chinese relations to such an extent that it impairs core strategic interests on both sides. Despite hundreds of delegations and thousands of exchange students, both China and the West are far from reaching a level of mutual understanding necessary for enduring and sustaining bilateral relations.2
There is no alternative to dialogue. And finding common solutions for the communication divide between China and the West is a very large, very difficult, and very urgent issue.
Helmut K. Anheier and Bernhard Lorentz1
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Pixley, M., Lim, K. (2015). Bridging the Gaps between European and Chinese Civil Societies. In: Fulda, A. (eds) Civil Society Contributions to Policy Innovation in the PR China. The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137518644_10
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