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Caught between cooperation and competition: EU–China research cooperation in artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and semiconductors

As China’s research system has grown and become more internationally connected, collaboration between Chinese and European researchers has deepened across a wide range of scientific fields. In recent years, however, the political context in which such cooperation takes place has changed significantly. Science and technology have become increasingly intertwined with concerns over competitiveness, economic security,… Continue reading Caught between cooperation and competition: EU–China research cooperation in artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and semiconductors

Embracing asymmetry: Narrative contestation between the EU and China

This policy brief argues that EU–China narrative contestation should not be understood as a direct, symmetrical competition between two equivalent geopolitical actors. While both China and the EU seek to shape global understandings of order, governance, development, and security, they do so from fundamentally different institutional and political positions. China’s strategic narratives are more centralised… Continue reading Embracing asymmetry: Narrative contestation between the EU and China

Fragmented Europe: Dealing with China as a technology and innovation power

CEIAS authors Matej Šimalčík and Filip Šebok contributed the Slovakia chapter to the European Think Tank Network on China (ETNC) Report 2026, examining how Slovakia’s approach to technological cooperation with China has evolved under the current government. Executive Summary China’s drive to become a global leader in science, technology and innovation has huge implications for… Continue reading Fragmented Europe: Dealing with China as a technology and innovation power

From Russian gas to Chinese batteries: Tracking the EU’s new energy dependence

China’s dominance across the lithium-ion battery supply chain, spanning from raw material mining and processing to final battery production, risks locking the EU into a new form of energy dependence as it races to meet its European Green Deal targets. Key takeaways: The EU is dependent on China for three out of five critical raw… Continue reading From Russian gas to Chinese batteries: Tracking the EU’s new energy dependence

From Bridgehead to Boundaries? Hungary’s prospective Indo-Pacific strategy under Péter Magyar

Hungary’s Indo-Pacific positioning is focused on China, and shaped less by mutually beneficial relations than by structural dependence. The incoming Magyar government would most likely not alter this position, but it may begin to redefine its limits. Key takeaways: Incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is unlikely to break with Chinese economic relations but will… Continue reading From Bridgehead to Boundaries? Hungary’s prospective Indo-Pacific strategy under Péter Magyar

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Caught between cooperation and competition: EU–China research cooperation in artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and semiconductors

Embracing asymmetry: Narrative contestation between the EU and China

Fragmented Europe: Dealing with China as a technology and innovation power

From Russian gas to Chinese batteries: Tracking the EU’s new energy dependence

From Bridgehead to Boundaries? Hungary’s prospective Indo-Pacific strategy under Péter Magyar

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