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Bartosz Kowalski @bkowalski.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Our book is finally out in @routledgebooks.bsky.social Filip Šebok and I have written a book on Sino-Czech relations, shaped by powerful interests at the intersection of politics and big business, which we examine against the broader backdrop of China’s relations with Central and Eastern Europe.

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Bartosz Kowalski @bkowalski.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Dziesięć lat od nawiązania czesko-chińskiego „partnerstwa strategicznego" Praga ponownie testuje możliwości pragmatycznego otwarcia się na Chiny. Zapraszam do lektury! chinoskop.substack.com/p/pragmatyzm...

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Bartosz Kowalski @bkowalski.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

In @thirdworldq.bsky.social we analyze how Ghana navigates the rivalry between the U.S. and China, demonstrating the limits of domestic agency when dealing with resource-backed loans and private-sector incentives. Co-auth. with M. Różalska & P. Matera #openaccess www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies @ceias-eu.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🇷🇺🇨🇳 The Xi–Putin summit reaffirmed the strength of Sino-Russian ties but beneath the surface, #Russia’s growing dependence on #China is causing unease among parts of the Russian elite. Read more 👉 ceias.eu/the-xi-putin...

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Bartosz Kowalski @bkowalski.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Telling the Story of Neutral China Well. My Substack take on the recently published stories by Ding Jianwei, a now-retired Chinese diplomat who was stationed in Kyiv before and during the outbreak of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. open.substack.com/pub/wokchin/...

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Bartosz Kowalski @bkowalski.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Fresh from the press! Our book "China's Vertical Multilateralism and the Global South. Narratives, Networks, and Money" is out in @routledgebooks.bsky.social , authored by Dominik Mierzejewski, Jarosław Jura, @marioesteban.bsky.social and me. www.routledge.com/Chinas-Verti...

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Bartosz Kowalski @bkowalski.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Sino-Georgian strategic partnership two years on.

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Review of International Studies @risjnl.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Have you seen our new issue? Be sure to check out the latest paper by Anna Wojciuk, Maciej A. Górecki & Bartosz Kowalski on social darwinism in the history of Chinese political thought. 📄 👉 buff.ly/cXBuleF

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Review of International Studies @risjnl.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

🎉 Vol 51(2) is out!🎉 This issue includes TEN research articles. The articles are all free to read this month, so be sure to take a look and enjoy 👇 📚Read Here ➡️ buff.ly/cSV8VwX

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James Lin @jamestwotree.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Open access publication! My book is now available open access for everyone to read and download free on the @ucpress.bsky.social website: www.ucpress.edu/books/in-the... A brief thread about the book /1

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In the Global Vanguard by James Lin - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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Bartosz Kowalski @bkowalski.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Cambodia’s playing with Chinese Fire. My latest for @ceias-eu.bsky.social

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Bartosz Kowalski @bkowalski.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Interesting point from the interview: "In many cases, Chinese and Russian ambassadors in specific Global South countries were joining efforts to work against, to slow down the pace, the engagement of these countries with Ukraine”.

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Bartosz Kowalski @bkowalski.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Another chapter of V. Orbán "opening to the East" at all costs. By @vsquare.bsky.social

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Bartosz Kowalski @bkowalski.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Xi Jinping reassured Hun Sen that he would be his regime's security provider: "China will firmly support Cambodia in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests." Hun said that the friendship between the two countries was established by the older generation of leaders.

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Bartosz Kowalski @bkowalski.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

The incoming Lithuanian government pledges to develop economic and cultural ties with Taiwan due to China becoming a “growing challenge” for Lithuania’s foreign and security policy. www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...

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Lithuania’s govt programme: new China direction, social economy policy – key points

Lithuania’s incoming Social Democrat-led government has revealed its draft programme, outlining the key priorities over ...

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Fascinating on "global south" in Kuleba's FT interview "Some literally were afraid Russia will stage a coup or kill them if they openly support us . And then there was always another elephant in the room — China. Because Africa is Chinese territory with very few exceptions.”

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Bartosz Kowalski @bkowalski.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

During the meeting with Wang Yi today, Hungarian FM Szijjártó called Hungary and China "forces of peace" and expressed hope for the new EU institutions to view China's development in a friendly manner and to pursue positive and pragmatic policy toward Beijing.

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Lithuania’s next prime minister wants to patch things up with China. But is it even possible? My story from our weekend paper, on one of the longest running sagas in EU-China relations www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

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Lithuania’s new government wants to make up with China. But is it possible?

The Social Democrats, who came first in last month’s election, have said they want to ‘normalise’ ties with Beijing after a row over Taiwan.

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