One of the EU’s most heated current debates about China concerns the question of how to reduce risks arising from interdependencies with the country. Business leaders and politicians in Europe are now discussing options to ensure competitiveness and economic resilience. In this round of MERICS’ EU-China opinion pool, the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) has asked experts: “Calibrating interdependence with China - how should the EU proceed?” The MERICS' EU-China opinion pool has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 101061700. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.