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Walking the tightrope: Slovakia’s balancing act in the Taiwan Strait (Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy 2021)

Cross-Strait relations between China and Taiwan were one of the most volatile hotspots of global tensions. Beijing’s increasingly hostile rhetoric and military posturing toward Taipei, including repeated violations of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, exacerbated the tensions, which became one of the defining points of the power competition between the US and China. At the same time,… Continue reading Walking the tightrope: Slovakia’s balancing act in the Taiwan Strait (Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy 2021)

Taiwan’s Asylum Policy: A Lack of Political Will to Implement the Law?

Taiwan is considered to be one of the most progressive countries in Asia but has no asylum law. Although debates on the issue occasionally occurred for more than 10 years, there has been no progress on the draft asylum law since its second reading in 2016. One significant point of contention is to what extent… Continue reading Taiwan’s Asylum Policy: A Lack of Political Will to Implement the Law?

Chinese Media Watch: Blaming everyone but the Russian military for the killings in Bucha

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian

Chinese media echo the Russian version of events in Bucha while blaming the West for the continued conflict in Ukraine. Whereas most Chinese netizens have no problem believing it, voices of support for Ukraine and calls for punishment of the aggressors are not unheard of either. They are, however, often met with criticism from fellow… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: Blaming everyone but the Russian military for the killings in Bucha

CEEasia Briefing #27: China’s role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hungary’s stance on China and Russia, Elections in South Korea and the role of war in Ukraine

Welcome to the 27th issue of the #CEEasia Briefing. In this issue we dissect the following topics: China’s role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Hungary’s shifting stance on China and Russia Elections in South Korea and the role of war in Ukraine Do you need to know more about East Asia? Don’t hesitate to shoot… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #27: China’s role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hungary’s stance on China and Russia, Elections in South Korea and the role of war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine looked like a win-win situation for China. That is now changing

Over the past century, the Sino-Russian relations have been marked by swings between two extreme positions. The Soviet Union assisted in the formation of the Chinese Communist Party, but at the same time, it also supported the nationalist government in its struggle for power in the battle-torn country. The founding of the People’s Republic of… Continue reading The war in Ukraine looked like a win-win situation for China. That is now changing

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