John Farnell is currently an Academic Visitor at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, UK. He spent most of his career with the European Commission, retiring in 2012 as Director for International Affairs in DG Enterprise and Industry, where he managed the EU’s industrial policy dialogue with China. John was educated at the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Paul Irwin Crookes is Lecturer in the International Relations of China and Director of Graduate Studies for the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies at the University of Oxford, UK. He has research interests in EU-China relations, China’s innovation capabilities, and the evolution of global governance. Paul gained his master’s and PhD degrees from the University of Cambridge and holds a BSc(Economics) from the LSE.