CEIAS is implementing a project studying the sources of public attraction towards China in Europe. CHARM will study the driving forces behind public attraction toward the West’s foremost authoritarian challenge, China. It will employ a mixed-method approach based on public opinion survey data and case studies of three selected EU countries (Germany, Hungary, and Slovakia).… Continue reading How authoritarian countries win ‘hearts and minds’: China’s attraction in the EU (CHARM)
Chinese media reports on the EU’s recently announced additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) were largely aimed at amplifying anti-tariff narratives from China and Europe. These media reports dismissed European allegations of subsidies and overcapacity in China’s car industry as politically motivated falsehoods. They also touted China’s commitment to global green transition and criticized… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: Reactions to the EU’s EV Tariffs Discredit Subsidy Probes, Amplify Anti-Tariff Voices of Chinese and European Stakeholders
The 2024 European Parliament (EP) election results raised more questions than answers for Chinese commentators. The rise of far-right parties was mostly seen as the advent of a new age of disorder, while Chinese analysts expect to see less unity within the bloc, more NATO skepticism, and more pro-Russian voices. Moreover, they perceive the right-wing… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: A Less United Europe Expected After EP Elections
The “de-risking” of relations with China has become an organizing principle for the European Union (EU) since it was first put forward by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in March 2023. As is often the case with the EU, however, what is said in Brussels is not always understood in the… Continue reading National Perspectives on Europe’s De-risking from China
Will the once dormant China-CEE relations see a rival led by Poland and Slovakia? Starting on Saturday 22 June, President Andrzej Duda of Poland will be paying a five-day state visit to China. While Duda meets his “old friend” Xi Jinping, several warning signs are pointing to a potential re-awakening of China’s cooperation with the… Continue reading Polish President Duda Visits China
