Welcome to the 39th issue of the #CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: Xi visits Moscow Kishida’s diplomatic game in Kyiv Deep tech and security cooperation between Czechia and Taiwan If you like what you see, please forward this message to your friends and colleagues who can subscribe here. Do you need to… Continue reading CEEasia Briefing #39: Xi visits Moscow, Kishida’s diplomatic game in Kyiv, Deep tech and security cooperation between Czechia and Taiwan
Potential negative impacts of economic dependency on China are increasingly scrutinized. However, conventional trade statistics are a poor guide to bilateral export exposures. For a better analysis of risks, countries need to consider the impacts of their indirect trade with China linked to their role in the product supply chains. In December 2021, reports about… Continue reading The China factor: Economic exposures and security implications in an interdependent world
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, started with the annexation of Crimea in 2014, which grew into a full invasion on February 24, 2023, and also affected the states of the V4+Japan format. Although the European part of the format is more affected compared to Japan, in general, it can be said that Japan is… Continue reading The Impact of War in Ukraine on V4 + Japan
Cooperation between Taiwan and the V4 countries — the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary — has been growing. The V4, or the Visegrad Group, is an informal regional format of cooperation between the four central European countries, which are linked by common geopolitical issues, along with shared cultures and values. Thanks to their donations… Continue reading ‘V4’ relations solid, but need a boost
In order to avoid escalation from happening the EU needs to start preparations — including a sanctions package — on all possible escalation scenarios, including the least possible, but still probable case of invasion on Taiwan. Escalation can take on many forms and doesn’t mean only a full-scale Chinese’s invasion of Taiwan. A military takeover… Continue reading Expectations with limitations: The EU’s response to possible Chinese escalation in the Taiwan Strait
