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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…
Navigating Geopolitical Turbulence through Taiwan’s Energy Transition Policy
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. Taiwan’s reliance on imported fossil fuels presents a critical vulnerability…
China’s Digital Silk Road in the Western Balkans: Threat or Opportunity?
This article is based on a research report titled ‘The Western Balkans and China’s Digital Silk Road: Keen Strategic Cooperation or Cautious Limited Engagement’ originally published on January 16, 2025, by the German Marshall Fund of the…
China Holds a Kill Switch to European Power Grids
As the EU leans into its ambitious climate goals, solar energy has become the poster child of the energy transition. On the surface, it appears to be a success story in the global race…
EU’s War on US Big Tech is Handing China the Future
This article is part of a series of articles authored by young, aspiring China scholars under the Future CHOICE initiative. The EU has spent years cracking down on US tech giants. While Brussels sees this…
Voice for CHOICE #54: Discussing Chinese Economic Coercion with Gabrielius Landsbergis
In this exploration of Lithuania’s bold diplomatic stance on Taiwan, Lithuania’s former Foreign Minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis provides a first-hand account of navigating the complex geopolitical tensions between Beijing, Taipei, and Vilnius. The conversation examines…
Ghosts of FDI Past: Rethinking Poland’s China Strategy
This article is based on the research paper “Red Flags or Economic Gains? The Reality of Chinese FDI in Poland” by Joanna Nawrotkiewicz, published by the Association for International Affairs (AMO) in April 2025. As Poland…
China’s Narrative Warfare in Africa: Influence and Mechanisms
This article is based on a research report titled ‘Strings attached: China’s narrative influence in Sub-Saharan Africa’ originally published on January 30, 2025, by Hybrid CoE. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is frustrated that its economic and…
Impact of Chinese Investment in Anaklia: Strategic Implications for Georgia and Europe
Georgian Dream, the ruling political party in Georgia, has awarded the Anaklia deep seaport construction project to a Chinese-Singaporean consortium. This strategic decision not only shifts Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations but also raises security concerns,…
China’s Growing Interests in the Black Sea Region
Amid a major shift in Georgia’s foreign policy away from its traditional fixation on the West toward Asia, China has successfully tapped into this emerging opportunity by aiming at expanding its presence in the Black Sea region.
Western Balkans’ Economic Cooperation with China: Between “Positive” Conditionality and Economic Coercion
While China has been using economic pressure to make countries around the world refrain from stepping over some of its “red lines”, the Western Balkan region serves as an example of a rather opposite…
