Trade with China has been lucrative not just for Australia but the European Union too. But as goods and services become more technologically advanced this trade relationship is now being tested by new challenges that go beyond tariffs.

European decision makers must factor in trust, national security, cybersecurity, and individual privacy when forging deals with Chinese vendors.

Guest:Dr Janka Oertel, Director of the Asia programme and a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations