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Voice for CHOICE #16: Sino-Russian Relations with Filip Šebok and Pavel Havlíček
While opaque statements from Chinese officials and abstentions at the UN have kept Moscow at arm’s length amid the invasion of Ukraine, a joint statement by Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping that proclaimed alignment on key issues like Taiwan and NATO…
War in Ukraine Brings Belgrade Closer to Beijing
This article is part of an exclusive new series from CHOICE focusing on China as a topic in elections across Central and Eastern Europe. Russian aggression in Ukraine is not only a defining moment…
Voice for CHOICE #15: The Polish Perspective on Sino-Russian Relations with Alicja Bachulska
On the sidelines of the Beijing Olympics, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for the 38th time, issuing a joint statement that may well become a major milestone in bilateral ties. The…
CHOICE Analysts Offer CEE Perspectives on China-Russia Ties
Indicative of the importance of our network at this juncture, three of our analysts across Czechia, Latvia, and Slovakia made appearances on the ChinaTalk podcast to discuss topics that are understandably top of mind…
Why Berlin Must Handle its Economic Dependency on China
This article is part of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. Germany’s economic vulnerability with regard to China is growing at the same moment that Russia’s…
The Belt and Road: Bigger than Infrastructure
A problem of definition is hampering discussions about China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to a greater extent than currently appreciated. Thus far, 148 countries have signed up to the BRI, from Asia to…
Reading into China’s Reaction to Russian Aggression in Ukraine
Given the rapid escalation of Russian aggression against Ukraine and the largely opaque statements offered by typically noncommital Chinese diplomats, CHOICE assembled a group of experts on both nations to opine on the action…
China’s Aid in the Western Balkans: Supporting Development, Undermining Good Governance
In a brand new CHOICE paper, China’s development assistance to all the countries that make up the Western Balkans is put under the microscope. The new study by Ana Krstinovska analyzes the Chinese economic…
Sino-Slovenian Relations Off to a Rocky Start in 2022
This article is part of both our Election Monitor series focusing on China as a topic in elections across Central and Eastern Europe as well as a series of articles authored by young, aspiring…
Amid Ukraine Tensions, Moscow and Beijing Grow Closer
On the sidelines of the Beijing Olympics, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for the 38th time, issuing a joint statement that may well become a major milestone in bilateral…
Crises and Consequences Along the BRI’s Northern Corridor
This article is part of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. Learn more about the program and a currently OPEN call for articles here. A growing…
In Serbia, Private Interest Becomes National Interest
Protests in Serbia are provoking rarely seen responses from the government in Belgrade. Faced with widespread unrest and demonstrations in the streets, the Serbian government recently withdrew Draft Amendments to the Law on Expropriation. This marked only…