Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) had few historical opportunities to interact with China, but with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the 16+1 platform, that changed dramatically in recent years. The article discusses recent development in the China-CEE relations with the aim of explaining why the CEE countries became excited about China initially, but… Continue reading China and the Frustrated Region: Central and Eastern Europe’s Repeating Troubles with Great Powers
For two decades after 1989, the Czech Republic has been one of the most energetic campaigners of human rights internationally and in particular concerning China. Political reshuffling in 2012-2013, however, led to a U-turn in foreign policy on China and suddenly the Czech Republic counted as one of the most pro-China countries regionally. A few… Continue reading Between Defender of Values and Faithful Ally: Czech Approaches to China in the Prism of Role Theory Approach
The fifth anual report of the European Network on China looks into how the EU and member states are responding to the increasing EU-China rivalry. The report includes 18 national chapters writen by local experts who analyze how the strategic triangle among USA, China, and the EU is viewed by the national governments. The report… Continue reading Europe in the Face of US-China Rivalry
This CEIAS policy paper aims to continue the ongoing discussions about China and its political and economic significance for Europe. It specifically analyzes both history and the future of the relations between Slovakia and China while attempting to interpret the Chinese understanding of its foreign policy towards this part of the world. The topic is… Continue reading Slovakia and China: Challenges to the future of the relationship
Graduated control models are often used to explain the variety of government treatment of social organizations in China. These models have been slowly losing their explanatory power in recent years, with advocacy-oriented grass-roots groups participating in the policymaking process. Why are these social groups not regulated in the way the graduated control models predict? Based… Continue reading State–society relations under a new model of control in China: Graduated control 2.0
