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#CEIAS is an #IR and #AsianStudies #ThinkTank dedicated to spreading knowledge about #Asia. Branches in Bratislava, Prague, and Vienna.
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📊 NEW CEIAS SURVEY!

Drawing on a large-scale survey conducted in early 2025, this report provides a fresh look at how #Taiwan 🇹🇼 is perceived across the #Visegrad region.

See our key #findings below! 1/5 🧵👇

The full CEIAS report ➡️ ceias.eu/friends-with...
Friends with limitations: Central European public attitudes towards Taiwan in 2025 - CEIAS
Central Europeans show growing support for Taiwan, but this has yet to translate into concrete policy support during potential crises.
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FROM OIL TO CHIPS 🛢️➡️💻

How did the EU–Malaysia #FTA 🇪🇺🇲🇾 turn into a #semiconductor power play?

See the KEY TAKEAWAYS below!

✍️ By James Iocovozzi

For the full picture, dive deeper into our latest analysis here: ceias.eu/from-oil-to-...
From oil to chips: How the EU-Malaysia FTA became a semiconductor power play - CEIAS
A trade negotiation that collapsed over agricultural protectionism in 2012 has been resurrected as a key element of Europe’s technology sovereignty strategy. With a second round of talks scheduled for...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🚨🇬🇧 UK Parliament set to investigate Chinese government interference in British academia
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

📖 Our analysis found 1,500+ links between UK universities and Chinese entities. 👇 The investigation exposed an array of concerning partnerships. 1/2
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🇪🇺 🤝 Alfred Gerstl, together with David Broul (EUVIP), met with Paola Pampaloni (@eudiplomacy.bsky.social Director/Deputy Managing Director of the Asia Pacific Department) and Ivo Schutte (EEAS Head of Division, Regional Affairs and Indo-Pacific) in Brussels. (1/2)

@euvip.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The new CEEasia Briefing is out!

This issue covers:

1️⃣ Poland adopts a new cyber bill, seemingly targeting China 🇵🇱
2️⃣ EU counters Chinese steel 🇪🇺
3️⃣ Slovakia pushes for closer ties with China 🇸🇰

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceeasi...
CEEasia Briefing #70: Poland adopts a new cyber bill, EU countering Chinese steel, Slovakia pushes for closer ties with China
Welcome to the 70th issue of the CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: Poland adopts a new cyber bill, seemingly targeting China EU counters Chinese steel Slovakia pushes f...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Here is the 2nd article in a two-part series by CEIAS on the election of Sanae Takaichi as 🇯🇵 #Japan’s new Prime Minister and what it means for Japan’s politics, security, and strategic posture.

🔍 Key takeaways below!

Read the full piece here:
ceias.eu/assertion-an...

@rvancel.bsky.social
Assertion and alignment: Sanae Takaichi and Japan’s new strategic posture - CEIAS
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s early diplomacy underscores Japan’s emerging strategic posture: tightening the alliance with the United States, sustaining pragmatic dialogue with South Korea, and push...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Europe’s race to secure rare earths has begun, but can it succeed without China? In its biggest resource test yet, the EU is stepping up as export bans tighten and costs soar.

📺 youtu.be/zwpdYXUcSLs
🎙️ Matej Šimalčík (CEIAS) / @matejsimalcik.bsky.social / @ceias-eu.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
How #Jakarta and #Hanoi leverage Moscow amid great power rivalry

➡️ Neither Indonesia 🇮🇩 nor Vietnam 🇻🇳 has condemned #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine, and both continue to deepen cooperation with Moscow. 1/2

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The Russia card: How Jakarta and Hanoi leverage Moscow amid great power rivalry - CEIAS
Following its annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia came under severe Western sanctions and launched a so-called “Turn to the East” (povorot na vostok). The goal was to diversify Russian diplomacy and ...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Taiwan's plan to set up mission in Estonia hits wall over name

@matejsimalcik.bsky.social explains why the dispute over a name reveals much deeper tensions in Europe–Taiwan relations, haunted by 🇨🇳’s retaliation against Lithuania. ⤵️ 1/5

🔗 asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...

✍️ @thomchau.bsky.social
Taiwan's plan to set up mission in Estonia hits wall over name
China's past retaliation against Lithuania for engaging with Taipei haunts Europe
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November 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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🕒 16.00 – 18.30

🌏 🗣️Joint hearing w/ @afet.europarl.europa.eu on China’s influence in the EU 🇪🇺 and globally 🌐

Participants include @ivanakaraskova.bsky.social @ruehlig.bsky.social @merics.bsky.social @rturcsanyi.bsky.social @ceias-eu.bsky.social @grzegorzstec.bsky.social

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October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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🗓️ Wed 5 Nov in @euds.europarl.europa.eu

📘 Presentation of the study “Strengthening resilience – Towards the European Democracy Shield”

🔍 Debriefing from the mission to 🇸🇪 Sweden & 🇫🇮 Finland

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October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
📢 The new EU-Taiwan Briefing is out!

Each month, we bring you key highlights from the EU-Taiwan Tracker, our comprehensive resource on relations between 🇹🇼 & 🇪🇺.

Visit the tracker ➡️ eutwtracker.ceias.eu/tracker

Read the September issue ➡️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-tai...
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🇯🇵 👩🏻‍💼 A woman takes power in #Japan for the first time in history. Is there really a reason to celebrate?

Read the key takeaways below ⬇️

Full article 👉 ceias.eu/a-woman-take...

@rvancel.bsky.social & Federica Cidale
A woman takes power in Japan for the first time in history. Is there really reason to celebrate? - CEIAS
On October 4, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) faced a tight leadership race between Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi, following the resignation of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Under...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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#Trump attending the 47th #ASEAN Summit is a diplomatic success for #ASEAN, even more as he emphasized that he is "committed to a free and open and thriving #IndoPacific". However, it remains to be seen if he is more committed to ASEAN than during his first term. @ceias-eu.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The support of South 🇰🇷 & North 🇰🇵 Koreas for opposing sides in the Russian aggression in #Ukraine has effectively extended their inter-Korean rivalry to the opposite end of #Eurasia.

✍️ Lucas Pitaval (frontex.bsky.social, @collegeofeurope.bsky.social)

Read more about it ➡️ ceias.eu/ukraine-as-a...
Ukraine as a battlefield in an inter-Korean proxy war - CEIAS
With an exhibition glorifying North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine opening in Moscow and South Korea signing new arms deals with Poland to bolster its defenses against potential Russian aggression,...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The new CEEasia Briefing is out!

This issue covers:

1️⃣ Europe - India relations 🇪🇺🇮🇳
2️⃣ Czechia & Taiwan strengthen cooperation 🇨🇿🇹🇼
3️⃣ Slovak President visits Japan 🇸🇰

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceeasi...

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CEEasia Briefing #69: Europe-India relations, Slovak President in Japan, Czechia-Taiwan cooperation
Welcome to the 68th issue of the CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: Europe - India relations Czechia & Taiwan strengthen cooperation Slovak President visits Japan If you...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🇲🇲 ‘’Any sustainable settlement to the #Myanmar conflict will require the meaningful inclusion of Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) in the political solution.‘’

✍🏼 Federica Cidale

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Recognizing ethnic agency in Myanmar: From CIA operations to the Spring Revolution - CEIAS
Ethnic Armed Organizations remain enduring political actors in Myanmar, consistently exploiting moments of central state weakness to advance their autonomy goals.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Testing AUKUS: 🇺🇸’s uncertainty, 🇬🇧’s bet, & 🇪🇺’s choices

‘’An extended US review has cast uncertainty over the future of AUKUS, unsettling the partnership just as the UK & Australia formalize their commitments through the Geelong Treaty.’’

Read more 👇
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Testing AUKUS: America’s uncertainty, Britain’s bet, and Europe’s choices - CEIAS
An extended US review has cast uncertainty over the future of AUKUS, unsettling the partnership just as the United Kingdom and Australia formalize their commitments through the Geelong Treaty. Key tak...
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October 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
NEW PUBLICATION ALERT 📄🚨

🇨🇳🇷🇺 How are China & Russia teaming up—sometimes uneasily—to challenge the US-led order in the Indo-Pacific?

This paper explores what their pragmatic partnership means for key flashpoints like the South China Sea, the war in Ukraine, and ASEAN’s future. 1/3
October 1, 2025 at 7:21 AM
UNITED KINGDOM–CHINA ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT 🎓

A new report by CEIAS in cooperation w/ the CSRI sheds new light on the scale & depth of 🇬🇧 universities’ collaboration w/🇨🇳's military-industrial complex.

📝 Report: academytracker.ceias.eu/articles/2aj...
📊 Data: academytracker.ceias.eu/map/eu/Unite...
September 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
A gateway or a dead end? Belarus and China’s Belt and Road Initiative 🇧🇾🇨🇳

''Belarus’ hopes of becoming a key node in China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Europe may be rekindled once Russia’s war against Ukraine comes to an end.''

✍🏼 Pavel Hruban

ceias.eu/a-gateway-or...
A gateway or a dead end? Belarus and China’s Belt and Road Initiative - CEIAS
Belarus’ hopes of becoming a key node in China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Europe may be rekindled once Russia’s war against Ukraine comes to an end.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
CROATIA–CHINA ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT 🎓

Our China–Europe Academic Engagement Tracker shows China’s growing role in Croatia 🇭🇷 through academic ties. 1/2

📝 Full article by Lana Pedisić (GeopoLytics): ceias.eu/croatia-chin...
September 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
🇰🇷 @matejsimalcik.bsky.social & Adam Kalivoda visited @hi_kosti to exchange views on key challenges:

📌 Preventing proliferation of dual-use & sensitive technologies
📌 How to improve export control compliance in the R&I sector
📌 Embedding export control into a broader research security framework
September 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
LUXEMBOURG–CHINA ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT 🎓

📊 15 ties between 🇱🇺 & 🇨🇳 institutions
⚠️ 67% linked to the PLA
🏫 Confucius Institute hosted at the University of Luxembourg
🔍 Cooperation agreements lack transparency

By Camille Brugier ✍️

Explore data 👉 academytracker.ceias.eu/map/eu/Luxem...
September 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Alfred Gerst had an opportunity to meet Freddy Lim recently (yes, the famous heavy metal musician! 🎸) – now Taiwan’s new representative to Finland. 🇹🇼🇫🇮 (1/2)
September 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM