在中国，欧洲独立防务通常被视为是多极世界中所必需并且有效的。 欧洲独立防务的概念体现为欧洲安全和防务政策、欧盟快速反应力量以及各种不同的政策使命。
In China, the concept of an independent European defense – embodied in the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP), as well as the EU’s Rapid Reaction Force (RRF) and various police missions – is thus generally seen as necessary and effective in a multi-polar world system.