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Philippe Le Corre

Professor of Geopolitics, ESSEC Business School; Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute Center for China Analysis

Philippe Le Corre is Professor of Geopolitics affiliated at ESSEC Business School and Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis focusing on China-Europe relations, Chinese overseas investments and China’s global rise. Le Corre’s career spans government, academia, media and business. He was a special assistant for international affairs to the French defence minister, and has also served as a senior policy adviser on Asia within the defence ministry’s directorate for international relations and strategy.In the private sector, Mr. Le Corre worked as a partner with Publicis Consultants in Paris and Shanghai. For nine years, he also worked in Asia as a foreign correspondent. His recent publications include China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Implications for Europe in China-US-Europe Relations in a New Era (2020) and Covid-19 and the End of European Illusions about China (2020).

Articles by Philippe Le Corre

Politics

The charm-shock strategy: How China courts and pressures Europe

Europe is caught in the middle of the tariffs game, with Washington calling the shots while China weaponises rare earth supplies. Even if China woos Europe and hopes to get it on its side, existing issues mean that it may be difficult to get out of the stalemate. Academic Philippe Le Corre explains.

Philippe Le Corre

25 Jun 2025

Politics

Not too far, not too close: The French way of handling China

French academic Philippe Le Corre notes that France and China's fairly close relationship seems to have eroded in recent years, mainly due to market access issues and the gaping trade deficit. While President Macron's visit in 2023 could change the situation, France currently has no clear advantage over other powers in dealing with China.

Philippe Le Corre

04 Jan 2023