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🤝 #Georgia and #China upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic #partnership. Yet economic gains remain limited. ✍ Ioseb Dzamukashvili writes that Georgia’s strategic #hedging between China and the West risks becoming a strategic illusion. 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/georgias-chi...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 24/09/2026

📢 Last Wednesday was a very important day for CHOICE, as we met in person at our Prague office! 🥳 With part of the team based in Brussels, we rarely get the opportunity to work side by side. The team-building session was a valuable chance to connect.

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 23/09/2026

📢 Last week, our sister-project Women Insight on China (WiCH) brought together its Co-Chairs from across Europe to the Czech Republic for a two-day retreat full of workshops. 🪄

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 23/09/2026

🚗🔋Chinese EV sales in Western Europe are growing despite tariffs. Neil Thompson writes how climate goals, security concerns and trade tensions are shaping Europe’s growing reliance on Chinese green technologies. 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/chinas-green... Originally published by @thediplomat.com

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 21/09/2026

Today at CHOICE, Konrad Szatters writes about why Poland-Taiwan relations are flourishing, although without official recognition and changes in the Polish diplomatic position. 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/the-quiet-co...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 17/09/2026

🤫 Something is brewing... while we are waiting for our #WiCH co-chairs to arrive at the very first #Women Insight on #China meeting! WiCH is our very exciting sister-project you will definitely be hearing about in the near future. 👩‍🦰 📎 chinaobservers.eu/women-insigh... @amo.cz

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 16/09/2026

🗳️The 2027 #French presidential #election will shape European #China policy. Do you know where candidates stand on China? ✍ @emma-belmonte.bsky.social examines the prospective presidents' China-related statements and proposed foreign policy. A must-read on France:🔗 chinaobservers.eu/how-will-fra...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 14/09/2026

🗓️✍A must-read before October: @sensehofstede.nl analyzes the current Brussels–member states dynamics and how the upcoming months could shape the future Brussels–Beijing relations. Read the article:🔗 chinaobservers.eu/the-eu-has-t...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 11/09/2026

📢 Big announcement📢 CHOICE has just published the first #CEE-#China policy #audit! @ivana_karaskova, Selena Orly & Konrad Szatters examined shifts in the China policy of 19 CEE countries during the 2025-2026 period. What did we find? Read the paper📜👇 chinaobservers.eu/central-and-...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 09/09/2026

📈 China's record-high trade surplus reflects a strategy built around industrial strength, financial statecraft, and geopolitical leverage. ✍Martin Mühleisen argues the surplus is the visible byproduct of Beijing's deliberate strategy aimed at self-sufficiency.👉 chinaobservers.eu/why-chinas-e...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 07/09/2026

🤖 While the #US continues to dominate key parts of the #AI ecosystem, #China is seeking to shape the #rules and partnerships that will define its future. In today's CHOICE article, Ronny Sasmita explains implications for Europe and middle powers. 👀Read the piece: chinaobservers.eu/china-us-alg...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 02/09/2026

🗣️ Michael Malinconi writes that the EU is increasingly adopting NATO’s harder-edged language on China, after growing economic concerns over Beijing’s trade practices and support for Russia. Read the article: 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/the-evolutio...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 01/09/2026

📬Subscribe to our #newsletter to receive fresh CEE-China updates this Thursday! 👉 amo.ecomailapp.cz/public/form/... ✍ This month we take a closer look at #Lithuania's #China policy & Beijing's answer to EU's newest #sanctions.

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 31/08/2026

🫷 What would the latest US #sanctions bill mean for #Russia, #China, #India, and #Iran? Maia Nikoladze writes that if passed, the bill would put greater pressure on Russia by targeting its energy revenues & imposing tariffs on major buyers of Russian #oil & #gas. 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/what-the-lat...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 28/08/2026

🎙️In the newest episode of China Observers, @emma-belmonte.bsky.social discusses CHOICE's pilot audit of the diverse #CEE #ChinaPolicies with authors @ivanakaraskova.bsky.social, Selena Orly & Konrad Szatters. Tune in to find out more! 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/central-and-...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 26/08/2026

China’s new Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law does not stop at China’s borders. ✍Jozef Huljak writes about the law, its implications, and the international response to it. 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/beijings-eth...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 26/08/2026

🤔 Western Balkans continue to engage with China, but the nature of their engagement is changing and is far from unified. ✍ Selena Orly writes how countries across the region are balancing economic openness to China with their commitments to the EU and NATO. 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/china-in-the...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 24/08/2026

China’s new Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law does not stop at China’s borders. ✍ Read today’s CHOICE article by Jozef H. to learn more about the law, its implications, and the international response to it. 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/beijings-eth...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 19/08/2026

📉 🏗️ Chinese lending to the Western Balkans is declining, yet Chinese companies continue to win major infrastructure contracts. Stefan Vladisavljev writes how new sources of financing allowed China to move from a creditor to a contractor. Read the article🔗 chinaobservers.eu/after-the-lo...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 17/08/2026

🇵🇱🇨🇳 China placed two Polish tech institutions on its export control list following EU measures targeting Chinese companies supplying to Russia. Antoni Łukasik explains why the Polish institutions were targeted and what the move means for 🇵🇱 high-tech. 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/why-did-chin...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 12/08/2026

@chinaobservers.bsky.social Read today’s CHOICE article by Sense Hofstede to learn how China’s vision of great-power responsibility also helps legitimize Russia’s claims in Europe. chinaobservers.eu/xi-jinpings-...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 10/08/2026

@chinaobservers.bsky.social In July 2026, China placed two Polish entities on its export control list. Yet this move is unlikely to change Warsaw’s approach to China. Read today’s CHOICE article by Konrad Szatters to understand why. chinaobservers.eu/beijings-fir...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 05/08/2026

@chinaobservers.bsky.social 🚗🔋Chinese EV and battery manufacturers expand across CEE & reshape the region's automotive future. But what opportunities and risks does this transformation bring? ✍️Ágnes Szunomár explores various implications: 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/green-transi...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 03/08/2026

@chinaobservers.bsky.social 🤔 Could Andrej Babiš's return to power reshape Czechia's approach to China? @ivanakaraskova.bsky.social explores what is changing and what is not.✍ Read the article 👉 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/is-a-czech-c...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 31/07/2026

🎙️Why is #China advancing its civilian & military #nuclear capabilities? 📈In this episode of China Observers, Emma Belmonte talks to Tong Zhao (@carnegieendowment.org) and Paulína Ovečková (@amo.cz) about China's rapid development in nuclear energy. 🎧 Listen👉 chinaobservers.eu/chinas-nucle...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 29/07/2026

@chinaobservers.bsky.social 💸Chinese FDI is making its way to Europe, and we need to learn how to deal with it. @sensehofstede.nl analyzes Europe's options and explains what 💡lessons can be taken from SE Asia, which experienced previous waves of Chinese FDI. 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/the-eu-needs...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 27/07/2026

@chinaobservers.bsky.social ✍ Paulína Ovečková writes about China's #nuclear energy expansion. Learn: 1️⃣ Why #China struggles to sell its reactors abroad 2️⃣ Why #Beijing sets unrealistic nuclear targets 3️⃣ How nuclear exports create decades-long #dependency 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/the-one-unsu...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 22/07/2026

@chinaobservers.bsky.social ✍️CHOICE Fellow Stefan Vladisavljev writes about key changes in Serbia-China relations. Main takeaway? Cooperation moved from🏗️ infrastructure to🤖 AI, tech, and nuclear energy agreements, with📉less overall investment. 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/serbias-new-...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 20/07/2026

@chinaobservers.bsky.social In 2025, #Azerbaijan joined the Central Asian Consultative Meeting (C5), turning it into #C6. Ioseb Dzamukashvili Sekhniashvili explains what it means. 🔗https://chinaobservers.eu/azerbaijan-and-the-c6-fueling-a-strategic-autonomy-pivot-in-central-asia/

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 15/07/2026

✍ @bajramgeci.bsky.social presents the underexplored relations between China & Kosovo. A must-read about how China's support for Serbia, a state that most actively contests Kosovo’s international position, is reflected in Kosovo's China policy and more... 👇 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/not-recogniz...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 13/07/2026

#NATO's Ankara summit made headlines for record defense spending but the quieter story in #Brussels may matter more. Konrad Szatters writes on #Europe entering a more openly confrontational era: 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/the-nato-sum... Takeaways🧵

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The NATO Summit and the Long Shadow of Beijing – chinaobservers

NATO leaders gathered in Ankara last week amid the biggest military buildup Europe has seen in decades . Russia was the threat everyone in the room could name.

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 08/07/2026

🧊Looking for a way to escape the summer heat? Today’s CHOICE article takes you to the Arctic, where Matti Puranen and Sasu Katajamäki explore China's growing focus on the region. 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/from-space-t...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 01/07/2026

📚 CHOICE published a book today! 📚 "Homeland in your pocket: #Chinese #diaspora communities in #Europe and their experience of information suppression" by Chu Yang draws on more than 20 interviews with members of the Chinese diaspora across Europe. Link in the thread🧵

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 30/06/2026

📬Every first Thursday of the month, we send out a newsletter focused on current China-related developments, with contributions of multiple experts in the topic. If you would like to receive the newsletter this Thursday, subscribe here👉 amo.ecomailapp.cz/public/form/...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 29/06/2026

Today at CHOICE, @messingschlager.bsky.social examines how Europe’s China policy is increasingly shaped by a new challenge: access to reliable evidence. 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/when-the-evi... Takeaways 👇

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 26/06/2026

🎙️How is AI (quite literally) reshaping faces in China? In today’s episode of China Observers, Emma Belmonte dives into the world of surveillance, facial recognition, and the cosmetic surgery boom with Margaret Hillenbrand and Xuenan Cao. Listen👉 chinaobservers.eu/the-future-o...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 24/06/2026

✍️Nino Lezhava takes a closer look at Hualing Group's influence in Georgia and uses the example to reveal the broader dynamics of China's influence. Read the article 👉 chinaobservers.eu/a-private-co...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 19/06/2026

Today we are looking back to the third edition of the #FutureCHOICE #SummerSchool! Find out all about it👉 chinaobservers.eu/future-choic... Long story short 👇

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 17/06/2026

Today at CHOICE, @sensehofstede.nl maps Chinese military diplomacy in CEE👇 👀 Read the piece and see the interactive map🗺️ with names and ranks of PLA defense attachés 👉 chinaobservers.eu/why-cee-is-i... 🧵

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 15/06/2026

🌍 Is Europe facing its "Macedonian moment"? ✍@vanbergheneu.bsky.social en explores the implications of the Trump–Xi summit for Europe’s strategic future. 👉As Washington and Beijing move toward managing rivalry through interdependence, space remains for the EU... 🔗 chinaobservers.eu/trump-xi-and...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 10/06/2026

✍ Xi Jinping met Vladimir Putin right after meeting Donald Trump. In a must-read for all following the China-Russia cooperation and the war in Ukraine, Vita Golod writes about what this meeting means for Ukraine. 👉 chinaobservers.eu/what-the-lat... Originally published by The Diplomat.

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 08/06/2026

🗺️ Today we bring an illuminating comparison of CEE perspectives on China's newest Five-Year Plan by Selena Orly. ✍ Read the article and find out how the 15th FYP is perceived in different capitals & how it impacts their China policy👉 chinaobservers.eu/cee-receptio...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 04/06/2026

🌞Day 3 of #FutureCHOICE #SummerSchool started with a spot-on lecture by Professor Dr. May-Britt U. Stumbaum (The SPEAR Institute), who presented the military & political perspectives of how an Indo-Pacific conflict could affect Europe. @amo.cz

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 03/06/2026

📢 After two years, we return with the third edition of #FutureCHOICE #SummerSchool! This years' cohort is very engaged and ready to explore the most pressing questions of Europe's Indo-Pacific engagement.👩‍💼A recap of all the things we did👇 @amo.cz

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 03/06/2026

🏭If #China dominates in both low and high-tech #manufacturing, is there any space left for other countries?✍Paulína Ovečková explores the idea of a “Double China Shock”, a situation in which China challenges both developing &advanced economies.🔗 chinaobservers.eu/the-double-c...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 02/06/2026

📩 Don't miss the opportunity & subscribe to CHOICE newsletter 👇 amo.ecomailapp.cz/public/form/...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 01/06/2026

❓What does it mean to be Chinese in Europe today? Chu Yang's fourth entry in a CHOICE Long Reads series, explores how many #ChineseDiaspora communities reject the binary of being “Chinese” or “European” and instead build identities between cultures. 📖 chinaobservers.eu/homeland-in-...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 29/05/2026

🍚 #FoodSecurity is a big priority for Xi Jinping's #China. Our host Emma Belmonte unpacks China's current food security challenges with @GenevieveDonn in the newest episode of #ChinaObservers #podcast. 🎧Listen to the episode👉 open.spotify.com/episode/4w8k...

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ChinaObservers @chinaobservers.eu · 28/05/2026

📢 On Tuesday, @amo.cz organized a roundtable at the Czech Parliament on Russian and Chinese coordination of disinformation against Europe, together with MP Helena Langšádlová.

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