Time for rapprochement in the Taiwan Strait? Taiwan has been considered one of the most successful countries in dealing with COVID-19. However, over the past two months, the island has seen a sudden rise in domestic cases prompting the authorities to heighten restrictions to the third level for the first time since the pandemic has… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan
Welcome to the 18th issue of the #CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: Protests in Hungary: anti-China backlash? China willing to defer repayment of Montenegro’s loan Slovenia announces embassy in Seoul EU-Japan summit If you like what you see, please forward this message to your friends and colleagues who can subscribe here. Do… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #18: Protests in Hungary, Repayment of Montenegro’s loan to China, Slovenia’s embassy in Seoul, EU-Japan summit
Over the last decade, world affairs have become increasingly dominated by geopolitical tension between major global actors as each strives to maintain or acquire a strategic advantage over the other – economically, technologically, diplomatically, and militarily. Particular attention has been dedicated to the case of China, which many commentators believe may become the world’s biggest… Continue reading China’s Engagement in Central and Eastern European Countries
China is one of the prime topics on the NATO 2021 summit’s agenda. What are we to expect from it? As the 2021 NATO summit commences today in Brussels, the geopolitical environment seems ripe for the alliance to finally reinvent itself. Although the majority of geostrategic challenges that are high on NATO’s agenda have been… Continue reading NATO: Responding to the China momentum?
European public opinion of China is dominated by associations with COVID‑19. Human rights and environmental issues take a back seat. Last fall, Sinophone Borderlands and CEIAS concluded an extensive public opinion survey in 13 European countries. Among the questions that respondents were answering they were asked to list what first comes to their mind when… Continue reading When thinking about China, Europeans think about…
