Chinese media note that the victory of the opposition in the Czech election is not a good sign for Sino-Czech relations. With Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s ruling party defeat in the general election last week and the severely ill President Miloš Zeman being treated in intensive care and unable to appoint a new prime… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: Czech election results – should Beijing be concerned?
The Chinese CCP-backed tabloid Global Times calls Lithuania’s decision to expand its ties with Taiwan a “vicious move”. In July this year, Taiwan and Lithuania announced the decision to open diplomatic missions. Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu noted that the new representative office will be the country’s first in Europe to include ‘Taiwan’ in its… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: How “crazy, tiny” Lithuania enraged Beijing
Time for rapprochement in the Taiwan Strait? Taiwan has been considered one of the most successful countries in dealing with COVID-19. However, over the past two months, the island has seen a sudden rise in domestic cases prompting the authorities to heighten restrictions to the third level for the first time since the pandemic has… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan
Following the 17+1 summit that was held this February, Chinese media fostered narratives about supposedly lively cooperation between China and the CEE countries. The timing of this year’s 17+1 summit (held online on February 9, 2021) was especially important in the context of the global challenges represented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU’s growing dilemma… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: 17+1 and Chinese vaccines inject new momentum in the cooperation platform
Chinese media see the U.S. pressure and alleged ‘flaws’ of the democratic system as the driving forces behind Czech Senate President Vystrčil’s visit to Taiwan. Czech Senate President Vystrčil’s delegation to Taiwan was so far the highest-ranking official visit ever from the Czech Republic to the self-governing island in the Asia Pacific. The 89-member delegation… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: Paying the heavy price? Vystrčil’s visit to Taiwan in mainland Chinese media
