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Battle of the Batteries: Chinese EV Investments and the Issue of Local Content Requirements
In recent years, Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries – in particular Hungary and Slovakia – have become major recipients of Chinese EV investments. While EV assembly is underway (currently by Volvo/Geely and BYD,…
Winds of Change: How Offshore Wind Boosts Taiwan-EU Collaboration and Shapes Taiwan’s Climate Identity
The article is published as part of a joint issue “Green Synergies: Sustainability, Security, and Taiwan-Europe Collaboration” between CHOICE and the University of Nottingham’s Taiwan Insight. Offshore wind energy plays a central role in Taiwan’s energy…
Charging Ahead or Falling Behind? Chinese EV Investments in the V4 States
This article was originally published with China Dialogues at LSE Ideas and is republished here with the permission of the author. The article is part of an ongoing collaboration between LSE Ideas and CHOICE.…
The Power of “Taiwan Can Green”: Energy Transition as a Discursive Response to Cross-Strait Geopolitical Tensions
The article is published as part of a joint issue “Green Synergies: Sustainability, Security and Taiwan-Europe Collaboration” between CHOICE and the University of Nottingham’s Taiwan Insight. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been committed to its…
From Extraction to Innovation: The EU and Taiwan in the Critical Minerals Value Chain
The article is published as part of a joint issue “Green Synergies: Sustainability, Security, and Taiwan-Europe Collaboration” between CHOICE and the University of Nottingham’s Taiwan Insight. As the European Union’s green transition gains momentum, ensuring the safe and sustainable…
Voice for CHOICE #40: Unpacking the EU-China EVs Standoff with Gregor Sebastian
In October 2023, The European Commission launched an anti-subsidy investigation into the imports of Chinese battery electric vehicles. Furthermore, the commission has instructed customs authorities to start registering the import of electric vehicles from…
China Goes Green in Central Asia
Beijing targets Central Asia with green energy investments and eyes the boosted role of the region as a trans-Eurasian connectivity corridor amid Red Sea tensions.
China’s Unexpected Impact on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans
As the Western Balkans countries grapple with the difficulties of the green transition, China presents both challenges and opportunities in meeting their objectives.
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…
A Coal-Free Future Leaves China’s Engagement in the Balkans Uncertain
There might not be a better moment for the transformation of China’s relationship with the Western Balkans than now. With Xi Jinping’s pledge that China will no longer fund the construction of coal-fired power…
Connecting CEE and US China-Watchers on Climate Issues
The qualms about China’s impact on the local environments of CEE nations, particularly those along its flagship Belt and Road Initiative, is not confined merely to the CEE region itself. As climate issues are…