Confined discourse management and the PRC’s localised interactions in the Nordics
In decentralised administrations, projects can succeed at the local level by flying under the radar of national debates.
Chinese FDI in Poland: Still just wishful thinking
Unrealistic expectations, over-reliance on state-to-state relations and a shortage of local hi-tech and global brands contribute to low Chinese investment. Manufacturing and services could offer some reprieve.
A new Comintern for the New Era: The CCP International Department from Bucharest to Reykjavík
Building the consensus on humankind’s shared future guided by the CCP with Xi Jinping at its core.
16+1+1: Beijing wants Germany to align with its strategy in Eastern Europe
In the face of German and EU opposition, China is trying to redefine its key initiative in CEE.
Strategies of Cross-Domain Coercion in East Asia
Great powers in the region increasingly rely on non-military and hybrid methods to ‘win’ wars against opponents.
United Nations with Chinese Characteristics: Elite Capture and Discourse Management on a global scale
Diplomacy and corruption in Africa, Australia, Eastern Europe – and the UN
Martin Hála in a new episode of the Sinica Podcast
The CEFC debacle as a metaphor for Czech – China relations and the Belt and Road Initiative.
My Name is Wu. James Wu.
The United Front at work in the Czech Republic.
China’s gift to Europe is a new version of crony capitalism
My country, the Czech Republic, has bent over backwards for President Xi, with little benefit to citizens or the wider economy
Europe’s new ‘Eastern bloc’
Beijing’s diplomatic masterstroke has put former Soviet countries on a collision course with Brussels