Sinopsis is a project implemented by the non-profit association AcaMedia z.ú., in scholarly collaboration with the Department of Sinology at Charles University in Prague. It aims to present a regular overview of developments in China and its impacts on the outside world from the perspectives of Czech, Chinese, and international observers.
The new White Paper outlines a significant transformation of Japan’s defense posture, building on the security policies of the Abe and Kishida administrations to strengthen deterrence in an increasingly challenging security environment. Nowhere does it suggest the emergence of the ‘new militarism’ alleged by China.
China’s growing dominance in 3D printing is turning a manufacturing revolution into a question of economic and national security.
China’s transnational repression in Japan extends beyond direct intimidation, fostering institutional caution, mistrust and self-censorship.
China’s security-screening regime has evolved into a vast political-economic system linking governance, labor, industrial policy, and global infrastructure exports.
Prague’s new government wants to look more “pragmatic” on China. Beneath the rhetorical shift, the foundations of Czech-Taiwan ties remain largely in place.
Three recent viral waves — from Maoist nostalgia to ethnic nationalism and a bizarre conspiracy theory — exposed deeper cracks in China’s ideological order and its growth-based social contract.
Following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s resounding victory, Japan has greater scope to strengthen its national defense while reinforcing the U.S. alliance and balancing deterrence with dialogue toward China.
China’s 2025 economy is split in two: booming exports and tech versus weak domestic demand. Which side prevails will shape what comes next.
A healthy dose of hypocrisy remains the surest path to acclaim at gatherings of the global elite.
Beijing used Prime Minister Takaichi’s remarks as a pretext for a pre-planned cognitive warfare campaign against Japan.
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