The concept of “Silk Road Economic Belt” appeared in September 2013. In his lecture in Astana, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the will for building cross-continental bridge connecting China and other parts of Eurasia. This proposal gave a new impetus into China cooperation with Europe. Going local Since the beginning of the 2010s the Polish… Continue reading The Local Dimension of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
“I’m not going to lie, I don’t know if you’ve come to the right place for jokes tonight”, Trevor Noah said in his Daily Show on the election night in an awkward tone. While the talented comedian was short of jokes after the winning of Donald Trump, this is apparently not the case on the… Continue reading Trump and Chinese Netizens’ Carnival
The consecutive meetings of Slovak president Andrej Kiska and Czech politicians with the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama have caused quite an upstir in both countries, and continue to reverberate through the political and media environment. In Slovakia, Prime Minister Róbert Fico has directly criticized the decision of president Kiska to meet with the Tibetan… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: Dalai Lama visits Central Europe
The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte was a dark horse when he entered the presidential race a year ago. The powerful narrative of establishing order in the southern city of Davao over his two decades as mayor by smashing drug trade and crime with iron had, helped him gain a strong following. However, his victory… Continue reading The Filipino Trump
Policy paper by Richard Q. Turcsányi published by STRATPOL institute on the possibility of concluding a Code of Conduct between China and ASEAN states in light of the international tribunal’s decision on Chinese claims in the South China Sea. Full paper can be downloaded here.
