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Back to the Good Old Days? – China’s Run of Diplomatic Victories in Europe
The upcoming 17+1 on-line summit to be held on February 9 is another example – after concluding RCEP and EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) – of China’s return from its downward diplomatic spiral…
CHOICE-India Dialogue: Engaging Indo-Pacific, CEE Experts on China
Concerns over China’s increasing influence across the globe necessitate an open dialogue between the nations grappling with the challenge. Indeed, China seeks to impress its pre-eminent role across regions, not least in Southeast Asia…
Chinese Vaccine Diplomacy Reigns Supreme in Serbia
This article was originally published in The Diplomat and is republished here with the permission of the author. When a plane carrying a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the Chinese company Sinopharm landed…
China in the Slovak Security Strategy: A Step in the Right Direction?
Slovakia is no longer naive about China. However, an effective policy towards Beijing is still a distant goal. China is significantly increasing its power potential and political influence, based on rapidly growing military capabilities,…
Voice for CHOICE #5: Surveying Sino-Baltic Relations with Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova
As the 17+1 virtual summit approaches, Voice for CHOICE analyzes the role of the Baltic nations and their role in the EU-China dialogue, the role that remains for Russia in influencing the region’s actions on this front, and the strong Transatlantic links that undergird the nation’s security and often its policy stances.
The Rough “Strategic Relationship” Between Poland and China
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and China’s abrasive diplomacy in its aftermath, coupled with a growing Sino-American rivalry, have only deepened the pre-existing distrust between Poland and China. While Chinese authorities continue to…
How China is Breaking Central Asia’s “Geographic Prison”
Though China and Russia share large incentives to cooperate, Beijing’s push into Central Asia creates a fundamental problem for Russia as the region’s geographic boundaries are redrawn through China-funded railways, tunnels and roads. The…
Taiwan and Lithuania’s Ties Grow Tighter
Until recently, Taiwan (Republic of China, ROC) had not drawn much attention in the three Baltic states in general and Lithuania in particular. Despite their gratitude for the ROC’s consistent non-recognition of their occupation…
Europe’s Rising Anti-China Populism
Most European countries have so far avoided making China a topic of domestic political contestation, with only a few parties across the continent playing a “China card”. That may soon change, with Nigel Farage’s…
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…