Luke Patey

Luke Patey is a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies and the author of How China Loses: The Pushback Against Chinese Global Ambitions.

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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and Xu Jianyi, President of China FAW Group Corporation, shake hands after signing an agreement as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao look on at the Volkswagen factory on April 23, 2012 in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and Xu Jianyi, President of China FAW Group Corporation, shake hands after signing an agreement as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao look on at the Volkswagen factory on April 23, 2012 in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Germany Can Afford to Spurn China
Analysis
Luke Patey
Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 21.
Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 21.

China Is an Economic Bully—and Weaker Than It Looks
Argument
Luke Patey
Argentina's President Mauricio Macri chats with U.S. President Donald Trump during a G20 Summit on June 29, 2019 in Osaka, Japan.
Argentina's President Mauricio Macri chats with U.S. President Donald Trump during a G20 Summit on June 29, 2019 in Osaka, Japan.

Trump’s Argentine Plan for Transition Sabotage
Argument
Luke Patey
French President Emmanuel Macron (center) gestures next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping following their meeting at the Élysée Palace in Paris on March 26, 2019.
French President Emmanuel Macron (center) gestures next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping following their meeting at the Élysée Palace in Paris on March 26, 2019.

Europe Can Afford to Fight With China
Argument
Luke Patey
HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 04: Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with Argentina's president Mauricio Macri to the G20 Summit at the Hangzhou International Expo Center on September 4, 2016 in Hangzhou, China. World leaders are gathering in Hangzhou for the 11th G20 Leaders Summit from September 4 to 5. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 04: Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with Argentina's president Mauricio Macri to the G20 Summit at the Hangzhou International Expo Center on September 4, 2016 in Hangzhou, China. World leaders are gathering in Hangzhou for the 11th G20 Leaders Summit from September 4 to 5. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

China Made Mauricio Macri a Deal He Couldn’t Refuse
Dispatch
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