“#China is again on charm offensive in #CEE,” Matej Šimalčík, executive director of CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies, told China Watcher. “The goal is to revive cooperation on [the] bilateral level with individual CEE states, as well as on the level of the #14plus1 platform.” politico.eu/newsletter/chi…

🇵🇱🇨🇳🤡 "Polish President Andrzej Duda‘s office wouldn’t comment if he was informed about the exercise when he met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping two weeks ago during a state visit." From Stuart Lau: politico.eu/newsletter/chi…

Matej Šimalčík & Adam Kalivoda present China-Europe Academic Engagement Tracker, which records European academic institutions’ China engagement to help understand the nature of these interactions and improve their transparency. youtu.be/fqVdxGV-Fa8 academytracker.ceias.eu 10/

🚨I am very excited to announce a new professional chapter by taking up the role of the Head of the newly set up Prague Office of the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS). ceias.eu/ceias-opens-pr… CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies

Exciting news ahead of CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies. Welcome on board, Filip Šebok, Veronika Blablova & Kara Němečková!

MEET OUR PRAGUE TEAM!🌟 Led by Filip Šebok, Research Fellow, returning to CEIAS, which he helped kick-start a decade ago. An experienced analyst w/ research interests in Chinese domestic & foreign policy, especially relations between China & the CEE region, & China’s propaganda.

MEET OUR PRAGUE TEAM! 🌟 We're thrilled to welcome Veronika Blablova, a talented data analyst. In her research, she focuses on Chinese information operations in Central Europe & beyond, China's influence in academia & China's strategies in the field of technology, particularly AI.

e15news about CEIAS expansion to Czech Republic 🇨🇿 "Over the past decade, Prague has emerged as a hub of China research, so it makes sense to open a CEIAS office here,” our analyst Kara Němečková told Jan Sedlák. 📰: e15.cz/byznys/v-praze…

📹At the CEEAsia Forum in Bratislava, we asked our experts: Is Europe de-risking from China? Martin Sebena, Andrew Yeh @csri_uk & Richard Turcsanyi shared insights on the EU's de-risking strategy & China's supply chain weaponization👇 The conference was co-hosted by CEIAS & SFPA

The war in Ukraine has led to a sharp increase in demand for South Korean #weapons. 🇰🇷 Let's take a closer look at South Korea's arms sales. ⤵️ This research was supported by Korea Foundation.

CALL FOR ARTICLES! Topics: 🌏 CEE/EU relations w/ ASEAN, CN, TW, JP, ROK, etc. 🇺🇦 Asia’s response to Russian aggression 🌱 Green transition 🔬 Research & Tech 🕊️ Human rights in Asia 💰 Paid! Interested? Submit article to: [email protected] More info: ceias.eu/call-for-artic…

🎥 At the CEEAsia Forum in Bratislava, co-hosted by CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies and SFPA, our expert speakers H.E. Nan-Yang Lee (Taipei Representative Office Bratislava), Kristy Hsu, Norah Huang & Antonina Łuszczykiewicz-Mendis provided insights into EU-Taiwan relations. 🇪🇺🇹🇼 ⬇️⬇️⬇️

1/5 🔍 South Korea is becoming the EU's top arms supplier, driven by increased weapon purchases following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 🇰🇷🇪🇺 Which EU country is the primary destination of South Korea's arms exports? Discover more here ⤵️ Supported by Korea Foundation

Speakers: Matej Šimalčík, CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies, Jeff Payne, The NESA Center, Dr Thomas S Eder 戴昕昊, oiip, Antonina Łuszczykiewicz, Saroj Aryal, PhD Link to the recording: youtu.be/JOBei-5BIa8?si…

The former PM of #Slovakia Eduard Heger will participate in #Taiwan's Ketagalan Forum. Under his tenure, SK-TW relations rapidly took off, w/ economic and political developments. Full list of developments available on CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies EU-Taiwan Tracker: eutwtracker.ceias.eu/tracker

Our CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies call for articles is already producing excellent contributions. See some of them below👇 Sasha B. Chhabra wrote on why Taiwan should submit to ICC jurisdiction and gain more international support, including in Europe (1/5) ceias.eu/europe-should-…

BANGLADESH AT A CROSSROADS 🇧🇩 Have students succeeded or helped the country slide closer to 🇨🇳? Bangladesh’s political upheaval raises concerns for neighboring #India as Dhaka grapples w/ potential shifts in its foreign relations, particularly to #China. ceias.eu/bangladesh-at-…

It was a pleasure to represent CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies and chair a session with Joseph Wu at GLOBSEC in Prague on Taiwan's resilience and lessons to be shared with Europe.

The latest edition of CEEasia Briefing is out! In this issue, we dissect the following topics: 1️⃣ EU's probe into Chinese EVs 🔌🔋 2️⃣ TSMC plant in Dresden 🦺🏗️ 3️⃣ Czech investments in Vietnam 💰💼 4️⃣ Modi visits Poland and Ukraine 🇮🇳✈️ Read it here: ceias.eu/ceeasia-briefi…

Empowering Europe feels like a quest for a better tomorrow. Strengthening democracy, shielding citizens from authoritarian shadows, and tackling tough economic and political storms. Watch our amazing lecturers, Dimitry Kochenov, Matej Šimalčík, Olga Richterová - místopředsedkyně Sněmovny, and Roland Freudenstein 🌴🇺🇦🇮🇱🇺🇸🇹🇼!