Author profile: Stefan Messingschlager

Stefan Messingschlager is  a Research Associate in Modern History at Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg and a Non-resident Fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin, with peer-reviewed publications in English, German, and Mandarin.

Opinion – How Europe’s Global Gateway Competes With China’s BRI

Stefan Messingschlager • Sep 22 2025 • Articles

Europe’s answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Gateway, will never match Beijing’s firepower – and it does not need to.

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