China in Central Europe

The war in Ukraine provides Belgrade with an opportunity to continue and boost its policy of replacing Russia with China as Serbia’s primary non-Western partner.

On its own, a Slovak delegation’s recent trip to Taipei might not spark alarm in Beijing. But it’s part of a larger trend of disillusionment in the CEE region.

Despite a pledge to stop financing coal power abroad, overseas coal power plants financed by Chinese banks and state-owned enterprises are still moving forward - including in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Insights from Justyna Szczudlik.

The Taiwanese government and civil society’s tough, yet successful, battle against Chinese propaganda can be a lesson for democracies in the CEE region.

How China localizes its propaganda via disinformation outlets in the Czech Republic.

The Central and Eastern European countries were supposed to be China’s gateway to Europe; instead they have become its biggest headache

Mike Pompeo certainly hopes so. The incentives for Poland are less clear.

A small state in Central Europe is emerging as a loud critic of China’s human rights violations.

Western analysts often parrot Chinese talking points about the strength of China’s presence in the region. The truth is far less rosy for Beijing.

The railway became the BRI’s most important project in Europe -- but nearly seven years later, the story still isn’t over.