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Exploring ideological differences in Taiwanese perceptions of cross-strait relations

This is an exploratory research that seeks to investigate how ideology predicts Taiwanese perceptions of cross-strait relations, including attitudes toward Taiwan independence, perceptions of mainland China and Chinese people, Chinese invasion of Taiwan, and Chinese democracy. We took an inductive approach to left-right differences in Taiwan to offer a more systematic empirical understanding of ideology… Continue reading Exploring ideological differences in Taiwanese perceptions of cross-strait relations

Evaluating Public Support for Chinese Vendors in Europe’s 5G Infrastructure

Germany is considering banning equipment made by Chinese companies like tech giant Huawei – in its 5G mobile infrastructure. A revised 2021 IT Security Act failed to reduce China’s 59 percent market share. A representative opinion poll, shows only 30.8 percent of Germans want 5G cooperation with China. Across 11 European countries, skepticism is equal,… Continue reading Evaluating Public Support for Chinese Vendors in Europe’s 5G Infrastructure

From a China strategy to no strategy at all: Exploring the diversity of European approaches

In the latest European Think Tank Network on China (ETNC) report, experts from across Europe take a look at the different national approaches to China across Europe. CEIAS contributed with a chapter on Slovakia. In this report, the ETNC takes stock of national approaches to China across EU members states and important countries such as… Continue reading From a China strategy to no strategy at all: Exploring the diversity of European approaches

FDI screening in Slovakia (CELIS Country Note)

This paper highlights the legal, economic, and political background of Slovakia’s foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regime. Slovakia, as a traditionally open economy, has recently introduced measures to screen and potentially ban foreign investment. These developments were primarily a response to perceived threats from Russia and, to a lesser extent, China. The country has attracted… Continue reading FDI screening in Slovakia (CELIS Country Note)

Trade weaponization: Vulnerabilities in the Baltic exports to China

The fragmentation of production and emergence of global value chains provides authoritarian states like China with new avenues for exercising political coercion via indirect trade relations and final demand exposure to their markets. This paper provides a quantification of Baltic states’ final demand exposure to China and the potential risks of trade weaponization. The 2021… Continue reading Trade weaponization: Vulnerabilities in the Baltic exports to China

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