diplomacy
China-US Algorithmic Cold War and Europe’s Strategic Dilemma
China’s creation of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) in Shanghai in July this year was a demonstration of Beijing’s growing ambition to shape the rules, standards, and partnerships that will govern the…
China in the Western Balkans, 2025-2026: Divergent Patterns of Pragmatic Engagement
The outbreak of the war in Ukraine in 2022 and Donald Trump’s return to the White House in 2025 changed the European environment for engaging with China. The war generally weakened the attractiveness of…
Why CEE Is Interesting for Chinese Military Diplomacy
Beijing’s armed forces are a powerful actor in the Chinese system with their own role in the country’s foreign policy – also in CEE. Serbia’s unique place in Chinese defense cooperation should not obscure…
China in Greece: The Story of Piraeus and Beyond
This article is based on the final thesis of the General Diplomatic Training Program at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, titled “From Belgrade to Piraeus: China’s Strategy in Southeast Europe.”…
Italy–China Relations: The Diplomacy of Conscious Pragmatism
The visit of Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, marked a crucial step in redefining Italy–China relations under Giorgia Meloni’s government. On October 8, Wang Yi co-chaired the…