The recent Czech experience allows one to draw two conclusions concerning China’s economic statecraft in CEE. The first is that there is indeed a conscious attempt to develop a coordinated strategy of economic statecraft using Chinese commercial actors such as CEFC and CITIC. The second is that Beijing’s control of its commercial actors is variable… Continue reading China’s economic statecraft in the Czech Republic: When Chinese businesses go rogue
China and the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have been engaged recently in dynamic diplomatic exchanges under the umbrella of 16+1 platform and the Belt and Road Initiative. The article offers an explanation of why the massive Chinese diplomatic effort did not lead to an improved image of China in the CEE region. We… Continue reading Friends or foes? How diverging views of communist past undermine the China-CEE ‘16+1 platform’
Press release On May 28, the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS) started its existence. CEIAS is an independent think tank with branches in the cities of Bratislava (Slovakia), Olomouc (Czech Republic), and Vienna (Austria). Building upon the activities of the Institute of Asian Studies in Bratislava, CEIAS is a joint venture of the… Continue reading New Asia-related think tank established in Central Europe
Taiwanský Ústavný súd pred dvomi rokmi rozhodol, že existujúce právne predpisy týkajúce sa manželstva diskriminujú páry rovnakého pohlavia, a legislatívnemu juanu nariadil, aby do dvoch rokov, novelizoval občiansky zákonník. Ľudia však v neslávnom referende minulý rok nepodporili sobáše medzi ľuďmi rovnakého pohlavia a zákonodarcovia a zákonodarkyne sa tak dostali pod obrovský tlak. Päť z desiatich… Continue reading Taiwan a sňatky párov rovnakého pohlavia
The following text is a summary of an invitation-only seminar organized by the Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) in Bratislava in April 2019, attended by the representatives of several ministries and state bodies, experts from universities and think-tanks as well as journalists. The summary presents an interpretation of the discussion from the perspective of the… Continue reading Political and security implications of Chinese investment in Slovakia
