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Situation report: China’s AI in Central European social media narratives

Key takeaways: China’s progress in the development of AI, marked by the launch of DeepSeek, has been lauded by Chinese state-affiliated media accounts in Central Europe as further evidence of the country’s technological growth, unimpeded by US efforts to constrain it. While some local politicians and social media actors highlight the risk of relying on… Continue reading Situation report: China’s AI in Central European social media narratives

France: An uneven awakening to the risks posed by China in academic cooperation

France’s academic ecosystem is distinctive, comprising universities (such as Sorbonne Université), prestigious public institutions (École Polytechnique) or semi-private “grandes écoles” (Sciences Po), and private higher education institutions, including business schools like HEC. Most academic bodies within the public sector are funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, although there are exceptions. École Polytechnique,… Continue reading France: An uneven awakening to the risks posed by China in academic cooperation

Central Europe-East Asia EV nexus: Tracking Chinese, South Korean and Japanese electric vehicle and battery investment in the V4 countries

A confluence of factors is challenging the industrial structure and the long-standing business model of four Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries: Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia—collectively known as the Visegrad Four (V4). Since their transformation from command economies to free markets in the early 1990s, the automotive industry has been the backbone of their… Continue reading Central Europe-East Asia EV nexus: Tracking Chinese, South Korean and Japanese electric vehicle and battery investment in the V4 countries

CEEasia Forum 2025: Conference Report

On 28–29 April 2025, the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS) and the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA) co-hosted the CEEasia Forum 2025 conference in Bratislava, Slovakia. The two-day policy-oriented conference explored the theme “Back to the future: Reinventing Europe-Asia cooperation in a shifting global order”. This report presents the key takeaways from the… Continue reading CEEasia Forum 2025: Conference Report

Situation report: Reflecting on the EU-China-US triangle on V4 social media

Key takeaways: Social media discourse in the Visegrad Four (V4) countries on the EU-China-US triangle amid changes in American foreign policy reflects deep domestic divisions about the shape of the EU’s foreign policy and the values it should project in the international arena. Chinese actors play a limited role in shaping the discourse on the… Continue reading Situation report: Reflecting on the EU-China-US triangle on V4 social media

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