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Offsetting External Influence in the Balkans: Recommendations for the EU
The failure to open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia has again shifted focus on the question of the EU’s credibility in the Western Balkans. The EU’s lack of leadership in the region…
How China Influences Media in Central and Eastern Europe
China has successfully planted its narratives on topics like the Hong Kong protests into major news outlets across Central and Eastern Europe. The ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu believed that it is better…
Xi’s Visit to Greece: Four Questions Waiting To Be Answered
President Xi’s state visit to Greece on 10-12 November 2019 attracted massive interest at a time Beijing is at loggerheads with Washington. The extensive media coverage in Greece and China alike was mostly triumphalist,…
Securing the Sino-Serbian Partnership
If enthusiasm on both sides is any indication, the increasing defence relationship between China and Serbia can be expected the grow even closer in the future. In recent years Sino-Serbian ties have by some accounts flourished…
The Czech-Chinese Centre of Influence: How Chinese Embassy in Prague Secretly Funded Activities at the Top Czech University
Czech investigative reporters uncovered a troubling evidence of China’s influence inside Czech academia. The case revolves around the Czech-Chinese Centre at the prestigious Charles University in Prague. In September, the Centre hosted its 4th…
Not Really Probing the East: Romania’s Position on Chinese Investments
Romania has maintained a very cautious—and reluctant—position in dealing with Beijing, even before China’s recent heightened tensions with the United States rose to prominence on the global scene.
Comparing China’s and EU’s Artificial Intelligence Strategies
Today, the global economy stands in front of the next stage of socio-technological development. The Fourth Industrial Revolution’s emphasis on the inter-connectivity between the physical, digital and biological worlds engages the most disruptive technologies…
Voice for CHOICE: Tamás Matura on the Impact of China-US Power Struggle on CEE
Tamás Matura is the founder of the Central and Eastern European Center for Asian Studies and works as an assistant professor of international relations at the Corvinus University of Budapest.
Panda Cancelled
No panda for the Prague ZOO after the Prague City Council terminated the sister city agreement with Beijing.
Prague vs. Beijing: Estranged Sister Cities
Is the severing of sister city ties between Prague and Beijing a case of Chinese punishment or Czech politics? Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib announced on October 4, 2019, that Prague is going to cancel…
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
With the help of Chinese loans, Hungary plans to upgrade a 160-kilometer railway line from the capital of Budapest south to the Serbian border at a cost of 2.89 billion dollars. Basic questions about…