Research Papers
Careful or Careless? Debating Chinese Investment and 5G Technology in Central Europe
The MapInfluenCE project is pleased to publish a brand-new comparative study, zooming in on media coverage of Chinese investment and Chinese involvement in 5G infrastructure in Czechia, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. The research is a follow-up…
Huawei in Central and Eastern Europe: Trends and Forecast
CHOICE’s latest exclusive report from a team of regional experts across Czechia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia summarizes the ongoing debates on Huawei’s involvement in each of their respective nations, thus formulating…
Foreign Influence Operations: Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic in North Macedonia
A new policy paper by Ana Krstinovska deals with the growing issue of pro-China narratives in Europe, using the case study of North Macedonia. With the COVID-19 crisis serving as a significant catalyst, these…
Limited Welcome: Protecting the Media from Hostile Foreign Influence
A new policy paper by Ivana Karásková and Matej Šimalčík deals with the issue of protecting media from hostile foreign influence. Authors argue that media needs to be seen as a strategic industry. Especially during crises,…
One China under media heaven: How Beijing hones its skills in information operations
Ivana Karásková, the Founder and Leader of CHOICE, wrote an analysis for the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats on China‘s information operations in CEE. Traditionally, China’s influence toolbox has contained a mixture…
Handbook for Stakeholders: China’s Sticks and Carrots in Central Europe
The unique study of China‘s employment of ‘sticks’ and ‘carrots’ in its outreach towards Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary is now also available in the form of a shortened handbook for stakeholders. The handbook presents…
China’s Sticks and Carrots in Central Europe: The Logic and Power of Chinese Influence
A new comparative study of the MapInfluenCE project has revealed that China has been using a targeted mix of ‘carrots’ and ‘sticks’ to increase its influence in Central European countries. Findings reveal that China does…
Handbook for Stakeholders: Empty Shell No More: China’s Growing Footprint in Central and Eastern Europe
The new CHOICE (China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe) audit now comes also in the form of a handbook for stakeholders. The handbook summarizes the key takeaways from the unique audit of 17+1 undertaken by…
Empty Shell No More: China’s Growing Footprint in Central and Eastern Europe
The result of the first collaborative research project of scholars from the CHOICE network is now out! The new CHOICE (China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe) audit reveals that the People’s Republic of China has…
Perception of China Among V4 Political Elites
This policy paper by CEIAS (SK as a coordinating institution), Association for International Affairs (CZ), Central, Eastern European Center of Asian Studies (HU), and Center for International Relations (PL) aims to explore the perception…
Could There Be a Common China Strategy for the Region of Central and Eastern Europe?
This briefing paper summarizes the views and comments of participants of the second China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE) International Working Seminar held on April 11-12, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic (click…
Images of China in Czech and Hungarian Parliaments
The policy paper represents the first and so far only study of the Czech and Hungarian parliamentary discourses on China of this complexity, depth, and historical scale, covering the period from 1993 (and 1990, respectively)…