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Future CHOICE Summer School revisited: Navigating the Indo-Pacific
May 2024 marked a significant milestone for the Future CHOICE program as we welcomed twenty young professionals from across Europe to the second edition of the Future CHOICE Summer School. Set on the historic…
BEST OF CHOICE 2022
The past twelve months have been turbulent for China-CEE relations. China-Russia ‘No Limits’ Partnership, China’s tacit support of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Beijing’s damage control missions and Estonia and Latvia’s decisions to leave 16+1…
Mentoring session: Where should I start? A career path to China observer
As part of the Future CHOICE initiative aimed at aspiring China experts, the CHOICE team introduced a brand-new series of exclusive mentoring sessions aimed at fostering the soft skills of junior researchers and analysts on China…
First Series of Exclusive Mentoring Sessions Reaches Successful Conclusion
As part of the CHOICE’s Future CHOICE initiative aimed at aspiring China experts, the CHOICE team introduced a brand-new series of exclusive mentoring sessions aimed at fostering the soft skills of junior researchers and…
EU-China Relations Untangled at the Future CHOICE Summer Program
Centuries ago, the Jesuits Order made an indelible contribution to the Western understanding of China. While China is no longer shrouded in mystery, it is now as important as ever to try to understand…
China’s “Strategic Silence” on the Poland-Belarus Border Crisis
This article is part of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. At the beginning of December, Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko signed Directive No.9, a law aimed…
The Sino-Lithuanian Diplomatic Standoff Escalates
One year after entering office with a promise of an ambitious values-based foreign policy, the Lithuanian government is indeed creating ripples on the global stage. Most prominently, Vilnius’ decision to leave China’s 17+1 format…
Hungary-China Relations: Is it Time for a Change?
This article is part of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. In the past decade, the CEE region has often been singled out for cozy ties…
EU Indo-Pacific Strategy Under the Shadow of the AUKUS
This article is part of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. The unveiling of the long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell was…
Russia Clouds CEE’s China Temptation: Chinese Views on Nord Stream 2
This article is part of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. The recent agreement on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline reached between the US and …
After Pelješac, China and Croatia Eye a New Bridge Project
This article is the fourth in a series of articles published under the Future CHOICE initiative. “With great joy I can say that Croatia is connected,” Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, announced. “We have achieved a…
Does the European Green Deal Really Rely on China?
This article is part of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. Still dealing with the heavy blow dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU has sought…