Our Matej Šimalčík was one of the experts asked by ChinaFile about the challenges of EU-China Relations. Matej Šimalčík: Pundits, think tanks, and EU institutions have decried the Beijing-initiated 16+1 platform, which includes China and 16 countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), for disrupting a united EU position on China. Indeed, some CEE countries that take part… Continue reading How Should Europe Handle Relations with China?
Richard Turcsányi shared his view on the future of the China-CEE cooperation for CEECAS (Central and Eastern European Center for Asian Studies). Richard Turcsányi: When it comes to the question, how successful the 16+1 is, the answer depends on what one sees as goals of the 16+1 platform, but in any case, we are leaning… Continue reading Quo Vadis 17+1?
Ever since the foundation of the 16+1 cooperation platform with Eastern European countries, China has become one of the most influential players in the Balkans too. China’s Increasing economic presence in the region has led many analysts to focus on the effects of rising Chinese influence. While this is a sound observation, it must necessarily be… Continue reading Does China Offer a Plan B for the Balkans?
More than five years have passed since the Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced the massive geo-economic plan that later took shape of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In CEE, the BRI came on the heels of the 16+1 cooperation mechanism, which was formed by China and the 16 CEE countries in 2012. Both projects brought… Continue reading No Belt No Road- Slovakia on the margins of China’s BRI initiative
Professor Hirose visited Slovakia in February 2019 to deliver a lecture on the Japanese perspective on connectivity between Asia and Europe. On this occasion, we met with her and asked her a few questions for the IAS Interviews series about her opinions on connectivity, the Belt and Road Initiative, and state of relations among Japan,… Continue reading IAS Interview with prof. Yoko Hirose
