In this piece, Tinatin Khidasheli examines how Western sanctions on #Georgia 🇬🇪 are being undermined, allowing 🇨🇳 Chinese state-owned companies to benefit as authoritarian tendencies in the country deepen. 📌 Read the full analysis here: ceias.eu/europes-mone...

The new CEEasia Briefing is out! This issue covers: 1️⃣ Slovak Indo-Pacific Strategy 🇸🇰🧭 2️⃣ Taiwan-Poland Drone Cooperation 🇹🇼🇵🇱 3️⃣ French President visits China 🇫🇷🇨🇳 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceeasi... 📬: asian.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

WHY THE WORLD SHOULD IGNORE MYANMAR’S SHAM ELECTIONS 🗳️🇲🇲 According to Cecile Medail, Myanmar’s junta is staging elections amid an ongoing civil war not to restore democracy, but to manufacture legitimacy and entrench military rule. Read more: ceias.eu/staging-legi...

EUROPE-TAIWAN PARADIPLOMACY: AN UNDERUSED BUT EFFECTIVE TOOL As 🇹🇼 faces limits on formal diplomacy, it has increasingly turned to subnational & non-governmental partners, including in 🇪🇺. In our latest report, we took a closer look at these exchanges. See key takeaways below! 👇

Why China's “hawk–dove” framing is an own goal “There is no justification for labeling 🇨🇳 experts as 🦅 or 🕊️. Rooted in Cold War binaries, it blocks viable policy & mirrors friend–enemy logic liberal democracies reject.” @amfchina.bsky.social argues for an alternative: autocracy competence. 👇

As we approach the close of another eventful year, we wish you a joyful #Christmas 🎄🎁 and a prosperous #NewYear! 🎉 🌏 We look forward to staying in touch with you in #2026. Our calendar is already buzzing with thought-provoking events and new projects. Stay tuned. Your CEIAS Team!

Matej Šimalčík of CEIAS: industrial dependence on China exposes Europe’s vulnerabilities. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwpd... 🎙️ @ceias-eu.bsky.social / @matejsimalcik.bsky.social

While most European 🇪🇺 states are increasingly open to engaging with Taiwan, they do so at differing speeds and with divergent risk appetites. Based on the level of development of individual countries’ economic & political ties with 🇹🇼, 4 groups of countries clearly emerge. See below!

What does the Domino Theory highlight from our newly released EU–Taiwan report? 🇪🇺🇹🇼 Read their analysis, including comments from our @matejsimalcik.bsky.social. 👇 dominotheory.com/new-report-o...

🎙️ @matejsimalcik.bsky.social talks about the new CEIAS report and what’s behind the sharp uptick in interactions between Europe and Taiwan in recent years, for Taiwan Plus. 📈 Watch it!

EU–Taiwan Briefing | Special Issue 🇪🇺🇹🇼 This special issue of the EU–Taiwan Briefing takes stock of bilateral ties between Taiwan, the EU, and 30 European countries, drawing on a new 📃 CEIAS report. Explore the findings! www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-tai...

Findings from our EU–Taiwan report 🇪🇺🇹🇼 are resonating beyond Europe and Taiwan. 📈 👇 @thomchau.bsky.social @nikkeiasia.bsky.social asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...

European engagement with Taiwan has increased sharply in recent years, according to @ceias-eu.bsky.social’s new report, with the authors suggesting Taipei should push for economic ties beyond semiconductors and strive to “balance symbolism with substance.” asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...

Contributed a chapter on the Netherlands to CEIAS’s impressively thorough report on the ties between Taiwan and 30 European countries. Read it all:

📢NEW CEIAS REPORT 📄 Edited by @matejsimalcik.bsky.social, @kris-ki.bsky.social, & Alfred Gerstl, the report provides the 1st comprehensive, bottom-up analysis of bilateral relations between 🇹🇼 & 🇪🇺, its 27 member states, and three closely linked non-EU partners 🇬🇧🇨🇭🇳🇴 ➡️ ceias.eu/partners-in-...

Why the #China “hawk-dove” framing is an own goal; “autocracy competence” points the way: @amfchina.bsky.social. ceias.eu/why-the-chin... via @ceias-eu.bsky.social

Last week, CEIAS & Palacký University in Olomouc organized the conference “EU and the Indo-Pacific: Influence & Opportunities” 🇪🇺 🌍 The event brought together a diverse group of diplomats, MPs, policymakers, think tankers, academics, & journalists. 💡 📸 See snapshots: www.flickr.com/photos/20088...

The new CEEasia Briefing is out! This issue covers: 1️⃣ European Commission adopts ResourceEU Action Plan 🇪🇺 ✅ 2️⃣ Spanish King visits China 🇪🇸 👑 3️⃣ Taiwan and Poland sign economic cooperation pact 🇹🇼 🇵🇱 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceeasi... 📬: asian.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

CEIAS is hiring a Social Media Content Creator! 📱✨ You’ll run our social media accounts, create visuals and reels, and help communicate our research on Asia-related topics. 📩 Send your CV and motivation letter (max 250 words) to [email protected] by 20 December 2025.

On Dec 9, the TFCC will host a discussion on Europe-Taiwan relations amid geopolitical uncertainty. We’ll be joined by @matejsimalcik.bsky.social of @ceias-eu.bsky.social and an INDSR fellow, and Dana Dūda of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs. Moderator: @demesdavid.bsky.social

Taiwan-Slovakia parliamentary diplomacy 🇹🇼🇸🇰 @matejsimalcik.bsky.social took part in the inaugural session of the ROC-Slovakia Inter-Parliamentary Amity Association in the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's parliament, at the invitation of the association’s convener, Legislator Lin Chien-chi (KMT).

NEW REPORT! The situation in 🇲🇲 remains critical 4 years after the 2021 military coup. As part of the @EUVIP_project, @KristinaKi6, Elizabeth Rhoads, & Cecile Medail outline concrete steps the EU 🇪🇺can take to better support Myanmar & uphold a values-based foreign policy. 👉 ceias.eu/why-the-eu-m...

📢 The new EU-Taiwan Briefing is out! Each month, we'll bring you key highlights from the EU-Taiwan Tracker, our comprehensive resource on relations between 🇹🇼 and 🇪🇺. Visit the EU-Taiwan Tracker here: eutwtracker.ceias.eu/tracker Read the full briefing ➡️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-tai...

📅 4 December at 13:00 📍 Prague, CZ The #EU and the #Indo-Pacific: Influence and Opportunities 💡🤝 #EUVIP’s final dissemination event, organized in collaboration with @ceias-eu.bsky.social as well as the #TaiwanChair and #ReConnectChina projects: www.euvip-project.com/podrobnosti-...

'Although 🇧🇬 has traditionally been of relatively little interest to China, 🇨🇳 activity there is expanding, & ambitions are growing. In this context, Chinese automotive companies are increasing their presence in both manufacturing & the consumer market,'' says Vladimir Shopov. ceias.eu/here-we-come...

As part of the EU-funded @EUVIP_project, Alfred Gerstl & Tanguy Struye de Swielande outline key #recommendations to strengthen the role and strategic influence of the EU 🇪🇺 in the Indo-Pacific region. 🌏 Read below 👇 ceias.eu/from-strateg...

OLD LOVE DOES NOT RUST As 🇮🇳 rises to global prominence, 🇨🇿 is rediscovering an old partner. Once bound by ideals of freedom & cooperation, Prague & New Delhi now face the challenge of transforming historic goodwill into genuinely strategic ties. ✍️ Jiří Krejčík 🔗 ceias.eu/old-love-doe...

📍GREAT DISCUSSION IN VIENNA! Our recent event at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna brought together experts to discuss the EU’s role in an increasingly volatile Indo-Pacific. 🇪🇺🌏 🎥 For those who couldn’t attend, here’s the recording: www.da-vienna.ac.at/en/Events/Live 1/4

ESTONIA–CHINA ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT 🎓 Our new findings show 🇪🇪–🇨🇳 academic cooperation suffers from insufficient transparency and weak risk management. Highlights below. 1/2 👇 📝 Full article: ceias.eu/estonia-a-bl... 📊 Data: academytracker.ceias.eu/map/eu/Estonia

On 24 November, EUSEAR PI Alfred Gerstl presented preliminary project results at @aies.at to deepen relations of #EU, #CentralEurope with #SoutheastAsia. Thanks to @euvip.bsky.social, @ceias-eu.bsky.social @kris-ki.bsky.social , @tanguystruye.bsky.social struye.bsky.social, @luissimonn.bsky.social

EUSEAR and the project The #EU in the volatile #Indopacific region presented in Vienna recommendations for EU to strengthen its influence in #SoutheastAsia. Panel discussion with @kris-ki.bsky.social @tanguystruye.bsky.social @luissimonn.bsky.social. @euvip.bsky.social @ceias-eu.bsky.social @aies.at

Contemporary Taiwan: More than a Flashpoint is officially out 🎉📚 — a huge milestone & a treat for anyone who loves paperbacks & wants to dive deeper into 🇹🇼-related topics. It’s a must-read! It’s now available with a Black Friday discount! 🖤 @routledgebooks.bsky.social

@matejsimalcik.bsky.social and Sasha Chhabra visited #Guam 🇺🇸🛳️, a strategic spot on the #IndoPacific second island chain hosting key U.S. Navy & Air Force bases. They also met with representatives at the Guam Legislature to discuss regional security & geopolitical developments.

🇪🇺🇨🇳 In very good company to discuss EU-China relations amid the Trump II era. @pugliesasia.bsky.social @ludovicameacci.bsky.social @franspaulvdputten.bsky.social @unaaleksandra.bsky.social @rturcsanyi.bsky.social It's on @chinafile.bsky.social 👇 www.chinafile.com/conversation...

Policy Brief 26 by ReConnect China explores a key aspect of #China’s 🇨🇳engagement w/ #Africa 🌍– the provision of loans linked to the construction of physical infrastructure. 👥 @rturcsanyi.bsky.social, Kara Němečková, Veronika Blablová Read more here 👉 www.reconnect-china.ugent.be/2025/10/17/r...

EUSEAR, hosted by @ceias-eu.bsky.social, partners with @aies.at, @euvip.bsky.social and Diplomatic Academy of Vienna to organize the panel discussion Europe and Southeast Asia: Anchors for a Stable Indo-Pacific Order on 24 November, 18:00-19:30. Venue: Diplomatic Academy.

In the latest edition of China Trends published by @institutmontaigne.bsky.social, Filip Šebok contributed with a piece on China’s Response to US Semiconductor Export Controls. 💡 Explore full analysis here: www.institutmontaigne.org/en/expressio...

With great-power rivalry reshaping the #Indo-Pacific, how can the #EU and #ASEAN defend a rules-based order? Learn more at a panel discussion organized by #EUVIP, @ceias-eu.bsky.social and @aies.at as part of the 3rd dissemination workshop. On 24 November at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna ⬇️

🕊️🇨🇿 Democracy, freedom, and human rights are not empty phrases for CEIAS. They are reflected in our work on issues such as the women’s political representation, asylum or death penalty, for instance within our HUREA project analyzing human rights in East Asia. 🔗 ceias.eu/human-rights...

With #China & 🇺🇸 agreeing to suspend the enforcement of strict export controls on 🇨🇳 rare-earth materials, the #EU can breathe a sigh of relief. But the episode underscores that if the 🇪🇺 wants to shape its own future, it must confront its critical vulnerabilities. ceias.eu/the-eu-is-st... More below 👇

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-...

🚨🇬🇧 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

🇪🇺 🤝 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

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...

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

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

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 ceias.eu/the-russia-c...

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

🕒 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 4/5

🗓️ 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 1/5