A few days prior to this year’s EU-China summit, the Financial Times published an opinion piece by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Secretary-General of NATO, calling for the Union’s stronger support for Taiwan. The article singles out security considerations as the main reason for such a principled stance, which the author acknowledges has been taken up by only… Continue reading The EU-China Summit And The Future of EU-Taiwan Relations: Reconstructing the Normative Agenda
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has a plan: to make Hungary great in EV battery production. To realize this goal, his government announced a record €7.3 billion Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery plant investment in 2022, which is already under construction. According to the Hungarian government, the investment project will create jobs for locals, be… Continue reading China’s Controversial €7.3 Billion EV Battery Investment: A Game Changer in China-Hungary Relations
During the 3rd Belt & Road Forum in October 2023, Orbán secured more investments and new cooperation agreements with the China-based tech giant Huawei. The Hungarian prime minister is committed to deepening ties with Beijing despite domestic concerns and warnings from other EU and NATO countries against Chinese presence in strategic sectors. On October 17-18,… Continue reading Orbán Doubles Down on Turning Hungary into a Regional Hub of Chinese Influence
In this CEIAS Policy Paper, authors Martin Šebeňa, Thomas Chan, and Matej Šimalčík provide an in-depth analysis of the role of the V4’s participation in European supply chains for goods that are exported to China by quantifying the actual value of exports to China, contrasting it with bilateral trade data, tracing the lack of this information… Continue reading Hidden links: V4’s final demand exposure toward the Chinese market
CEIAS is developing a database of interactions between European academic institutions and Chinese entities. This project follows on the previous iteration of the China-Europe Academic Engagement Tracker, seeking to extend it to the rest of Europe, from the initial 11 to a new total of 33 countries. The goal of the Tracker is to provide… Continue reading Strengthening academic security through an analysis of European-PRC academic collaboration and recommendations for improved research agreement transparency
