Helena Legarda, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), analyzes China’s current role as a development actor in Ukraine, its ambitions to get involved in post-conflict reconstruction work, as well as the likely shape that its involvement might take.
She notes that China is likely to play some role in Ukraine’s reconstruction, if only because the costs will be so high that contributions will have to come from as many countries as possible. A strong Chinese involvement can have positive implications for Ukraine and for Europe. But risks will also emerge. For Sweden and the EU, the priority will be to support Kyiv in monitoring and regulating China’s investments and activities in ways that help mitigate some of these risks.
Helena Legarda has written about this in a chapter in EBA’s anthology ”China as a Global Development Actor: Transforming the International Aid Landscape”. In the clip below, she tells us more.