A brand new MapInfluenCE analysis by a team of researchers based in both Czechia and Slovakia, with contributions by CEIAS experts Matej Šimalčík and Barbara Kelemen, examines China-related narratives on five specific topics (5G, Chinese investment, Hong Kong protests, Xinjiang, and Taiwan) in the ‘alternative media’ in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The paper focuses… Continue reading From East with Love: Dissecting Pro-China Bias in Czech and Slovak Alternative Media
As tensions over Taiwan grow between China and Lithuania, Slovakia adds fuel to the fire by having sent to the island its highest-rank economic delegation ever. Should Slovakia expect similar retaliation measures as Lithuania? What did the Chinese media write about the visit? On 5 December 2021, a Slovak delegation consisting of 43 members, including… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: By visiting Taiwan, Slovakia is taking the Lithuanian road
Zatiaľ čo Čína je považovaná za „systémového rivala“, Taiwan je najnovšie vykresľovaný ako partner v zdieľaných demokratických hodnotách s EÚ. Posun Európy k asertívnejšiemu postupu pri jednaní s Taiwanom (napriek tomu, že sa Čína vyhráža istými odvetami) je priamou reakciou na stále agresívnejší postoj Pekingu voči Taiwanu, aj voči Európe. V poslednej dobe sme mohli sledovať zvyšujúci sa… Continue reading Európa pri jednaní s Taiwanom postupuje stále asertívnejšie
Taiwanese foreign minister Joseph Wu visited Slovakia and the Czech Republic in October 2021 to strengthen friendship among like-minded democratic countries. Along with Joseph Wu’s visit, an economic delegation of 66 members led by Taiwan’s National Development Council visited Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania to boost economic and trade cooperation. Despite the unofficial character… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: Joseph Wu’s visit to Europe advocates secessionist ideas
A panel of diplomats from Europe and the Indo-Pacific region discussed the relations between the Europe and Indo-Pacific. Individual rise of some Asian countries and gradual transformation and economic growth of China into a regional and aspiring global power have been defining factors of worldwide dynamics. The Asia region has been of strategic importance for… Continue reading CEEasia Forum 2021: Indo-Pacific relations from a diplomatic perspective
