CEE-China cooperation could be quite different after Lithuania’s withdrawal from the 17+1 platform. As Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz and his crew of demolition spaceships were nearing Earth to make space for a galactic bypass, the dolphins attempted to communicate to the far less intelligent humans the impending doom of the planet. Upon failing to do so… Continue reading So long, and thanks for all the fishy promises
The MapInfluenCE project published a brand-new comparative study, zooming in on media coverage of Chinese investment and Chinese involvement in 5G infrastructure in Czechia, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. The research is a follow-up to the MapInfluenCE team’s 2018 study analyzing the overall media discourse on China in the V4 countries. Building upon the previous study, the… Continue reading Careful or Careless? Debating Chinese Investment and 5G Technology in Central Europe
Welcome to the 16th issue of the #CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: The EU adopts a new Indo-Pacific strategy Montenegro asks the EU for help on China loan Hungarian foreign minister visits Japan Japan aligns with the US on climate Do you need to know more about East Asia? Don’t… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #16: The EU and a new Indo-Pacific strategy, Montenegro asking EU, Hungarian visit in Japan, Japan aligns with the US
To effectively coordinate with the EU on China policy, the U.S. needs to consider European public opinion. Since the Biden administration took office in January, debates on the possibility and extent of policy coordination on China between the EU and the U.S. have been reinvigorated. The deteriorating human rights situation in China, as well as… Continue reading Public Opinion Can Make or Break the U.S.-EU Alliance on China
A new report by the European Thin-Tank Network on China (ETNC) analyzes the current trends in Chinese soft power across the European continent. To gain a deeper understanding of China’s changing soft power in various European countries, this report looks into: Activities and priorities of the Chinese government to build and/or utilize its soft power… Continue reading China’s soft power in Europe: Falling on hard times
