Our guest today is a former European Commission’s Director responsible for international affairs in DG Enterprise (now DG GROW) and a Senior Advisor at the EU-Asia Centre think tank in Brussels. In his work, he co-shaped EU-China economic relations, which he is continuing to study as a Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre. As a UK citizen and accomplished EU official, he is uniquely positioned to assess the impact of Brexit on EU-China relations both in economic and institutional terms. It is my great pleasure to welcome John Farnell, who is joining us remotely from Oxford.