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Chinese Media Watch: After Hsiao Bi-khim’s Europe Trip, State Media Warns Czechia, Bloggers Target DPP “Secessionists” and European “Anti-China Cliques”

As expected, Taiwanese Vice President-Elect Hsiao Bi-Khim’s March 2024 trip to Europe received negative reactions from mainland China, although official responses from Beijing were limited to Hsiao’s meeting with the president of Czechia’s Senate, Miloš Vystrčil. Some major Chinese news sources reshared opinion articles about Hsiao’s meetings with other European officials in Brussels, Vilnius, and… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: After Hsiao Bi-khim’s Europe Trip, State Media Warns Czechia, Bloggers Target DPP “Secessionists” and European “Anti-China Cliques”

Some Southeast Asians Are Turning Against America Over Gaza. It Likely Won’t Last.

This is not the first time that regional opinion toward the U.S. has soured over events in the Middle East. This year’s annual State of Southeast Asia survey, from the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, quite definitively showed that America’s popularity is waning in the region. Now it is in the hands of journalists and academics to debate… Continue reading Some Southeast Asians Are Turning Against America Over Gaza. It Likely Won’t Last.

More damage control than deterrence in death sentence for Vietnam’s $12 billion fraudster

Truong My Lan’s huge fraud scheme reached its peak during Hanoi’s vaunted ‘blazing furnace’ anti-corruption drive. After Truong My Lan was sentenced to death last week over her role in a US$12.5 billion financial fraud case, the consensus appears to be that the Communist Party of Vietnam is offering up a human sacrifice to show that its… Continue reading More damage control than deterrence in death sentence for Vietnam’s $12 billion fraudster

Southeast Asians Don’t Really Care About the Myanmar Crisis

A recent survey of regional elite opinion shows a surprising lack of regional concern about the country’s ongoing conflict. The ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s annual State of Southeast Asian survey dropped last week, heady times for an overstretched columnist. Not so positive, however, if you’re busy battling a barbarous military junta and are looking around for a bit… Continue reading Southeast Asians Don’t Really Care About the Myanmar Crisis

CEEasia Briefing #51: EU’s investigation into TikTok, Taiwan’s VP visits Czechia, Sales of Slovak and Czech weaponry to Southeast Asia

Welcome to the 51st issue of the CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: EU’s investigation into TikTok Taiwan’s VP visits Czechia Sales of Slovak and Czech weaponry to Southeast Asia India signs FTA with European states Montenegro’s spat with China over Taiwan If you like what you see, please forward this… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #51: EU’s investigation into TikTok, Taiwan’s VP visits Czechia, Sales of Slovak and Czech weaponry to Southeast Asia

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Chinese Media Watch: After Hsiao Bi-khim’s Europe Trip, State Media Warns Czechia, Bloggers Target DPP “Secessionists” and European “Anti-China Cliques”

Some Southeast Asians Are Turning Against America Over Gaza. It Likely Won’t Last.

More damage control than deterrence in death sentence for Vietnam’s $12 billion fraudster

Southeast Asians Don’t Really Care About the Myanmar Crisis

CEEasia Briefing #51: EU’s investigation into TikTok, Taiwan’s VP visits Czechia, Sales of Slovak and Czech weaponry to Southeast Asia

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