How would European countries and South Korea react if China escalated against Taiwan? Watch EVC’s latest webinar titled "Lessons From Simulating Chinese🇨🇳Escalation Against Taiwan🇹🇼" ➡️https://youtu.be/zpzdqIXBjec Thank you for joining us!

Join us tomorrow 9am CET for an online roundtable LESSONS FROM SIMULATING CHINESE ESCALATION AGAINST TAIWAN. Korean, German and French experts will share their main take-aways from the Crisis Simulations EVC conducted in 2025.

Lessons from Simulating Chinese Escalation Against Taiwan🇨🇳🇹🇼 An Online webinar hosted by EVC When: December 19, 9am CET Join us for the debate on the link below👇

🇬🇧🖌: Hsiao in Brussels, Tsai in Berlin: Taiwan’s Women Warriors in Europe ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/hs... #TaiwanEU #BikhimHsiao #TsaiIngwen #internationalRelations

Taiwan’s 2025 Civil Defense Handbook marks a shift toward whole-of-society resilience and defending against cognitive warfare. From “any surrender message is fake” to gaps in shelters & self-reliance, I break it down in my latest piece for the Prospect Foundation. www.pf.org.tw/en/pfen/33-1...

🇬🇧🖌: Who Let the Wolves Out? Japan’s Position on Taiwan Infuriated China This month brought an unexpected rift between Japan and China over Taiwan. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/wh... #Japan #Taiwan #China #PRC

This year’s European Values Summit marked not only its 11th edition but also the 20th anniversary of European Values. Two days, 150+ guests, 30+ speakers and a clear opening message from President Petr Pavel: democracy doesn’t protect itself. Thank you to all our partners.

🇬🇧🖌: “The Middle East Has Oil, China Has Rare Earths”: Beijing Weaponizes Supply Chains On October 9, 2025, China announced a new round of tightened export controls on rare earth elements ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/th... #RareEarths #China #ExportControl #SupplyChain

🇬🇧🖌: The Use and Abuse of Disaster — State Capacity, Civil Society, and the Hualien Flood Response Beyond the immediate human tragedy caused by Typhoon Ragasa, the disaster rapidly became entangled in political contestation. ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/th... #TaiwanRelief #TaiwanRagasa #typhoonragasa

🇬🇧🖌: Six Assurances on the Edge of the Law: Will the United States Codify its Taiwan Policy? ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/si... #UnitedStates #Taiwan #SixAssurances #Law #Congress #Aid #Weapons #ArmsSales

🇬🇧🖌: Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba: A Year in the Life. And What Comes Next?  🇯🇵 Japan is looking for a new prime minister. What was Shigeru Ishiba like? ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ja... #Japan #Ishiba #LDP

🇬🇧🖌: China’s State Greenwashing: Masking Expansion and Environmental Destruction in the South China Sea🇨🇳 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ch... #greenwashing #expansion #lawfare #PRC #SouthChinaSea

🇬🇧🖌: Wang’s Visit to Warsaw Comes Amid Russia’s NATO Drone Breach ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/wa... #China #diplomacy #WangYi #Poland #EUChinaRelations #NATO #Russia #drones

🇬🇧🖌: Building Bridges in a Challenging Landscape: Taiwan’s Defense Cooperation with Europe🇹🇼 Taiwan will now cooperate with Poland and Ukraine on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology. ➡️ europeanvalues.substack.com/p/building-b... #TaiwanDefenseIndustry #TaiwanCEE

🇬🇧🖌: Protests in Indonesia: Painting the Town Brave Pink and Hero Green 🇮🇩 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/pr... Thousands of Indonesians, including students, civil society groups, and delivery riders, continue to rally against democratic backsliding under President Prabowo Subianto.

🇬🇧🖌: The Dance of the Elephant and the Dragon: Geopolitical Vicissitudes behind the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/th... #China #India #Geopolitics #SCO #Tianjin #Dictator #Parade #Weapons #NorthKorea

🇨🇿🖌: Střet symbolů a podstaty věci: Den domorodých obyvatel Tchaj-wanu a politika kulturní reprezentace ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop...

🇬🇧🖌: Between Symbol and Substance: Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Taiwan and the Politics of Cultural Representation🇹🇼 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/be... #AustronesianPeople, #TaiwanIndigenousPeoplesRights

Today #Indonesia celebrates the 80th annvrsry of its independence. Selamat Hari Kemerdekaan! 🏴‍☠️ But something's rotten in the Indnsn state. For @europeanvalues.bsky.social Indo-Pacific Currents, I explore how #PirateFlags reflect growing discontent & generational divides in #Prabowo's 🇮🇩. ⬇️ Link below

🇬🇧🖌: Australia’s Maritime Renaissance: Deepening the Security Partnership Between Canberra and Tokyo🇦🇺🇯🇵 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/au... #Australia #Navy #MaritimeSecurity #Japan #InternationalPartnership #Security

🇬🇧🖌: Manga Pirates Challenge Army General: Resentment and Disunity in Prabowo’s Indonesia🇮🇩🏴‍☠️ ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ma... #Indonesia #protest #polarization #manga #onePiece

🇬🇧🖌: Experiment Fizzles, Gridlock Persists: Taiwan’s Mass Recall Campaign ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ex... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Experiment vyšuměl, patová situace pokračuje: hromadná kampaň za odvolání poslanců na Tchaj-wanu ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #Taiwan #elections #protest #democracy

🇬🇧🖌: Old Guard Shaken: LDP’s Decline in Japan’s Upper House🇯🇵🗳 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ol... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Stará garda otřesena: propad vládní LDP v japonské horní komoře🇯🇵🗳 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #Japan #Elections #LDP #Sanseito

🇬🇧🖌: High Level, Low Expectations: EU–China Summit Yields Limited Progress🇪🇺🇨🇳 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/hi... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Nízká očekávání na vysoké úrovni: Summit EU–Čína🇪🇺🇨🇳 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #China #EU #Summit #UrsulavonderLeyen #XiJinping

What if Russia and China escalated at the same time? A new report shows EU & NATO aren’t ready. Slow decisions, weak coordination, and no clear plan for a two-front crisis. ⏱️ Time to level up. 🔗 Read our latest report here: europeanvalues.cz/.../report-e...

🇬🇧🖌: Taiwan Holds Biggest War Games to Date 🇹🇼🪖 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ta... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Tchaj-wan pořádá dosud největší válečné hry🇹🇼🪖 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #Taiwan #China #MilitaryExercise #defense

🇬🇧🖌: Leaked Call, Lost Trust: Thailand’s Democracy Faces Another Test 🇹🇭 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/le... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Uniklý hovor, ztracená důvěra: thajská demokracie čelí další zkoušce 🇹🇭 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #Thailand #Democracy #PoliticalCrisis

🇬🇧🖌: The New Marco Polos: How China Courts Italy’s Airwaves🇨🇳🇮🇹 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/th... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Marcové Polové nové doby: Čína na vlnách italského vysílání🇨🇳🇮🇹 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #China #Italy #FIMI #media #influence

Recently, we hosted a webinar on how the Chinese government distorts UN Resolution 2758 to block Taiwan from the international stage. The IPAC model resolution and the Czech Senate’s position show how to stand firm against authoritarian pressure. #china #taiwan #unresolution

🇬🇧🖌: Recall Campaigns Leave Society Divided🇹🇼 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/re... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Odvolávací kampaně rozdělují společnost🇹🇼 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #KMT #DPP #Taiwan #Recall

🇬🇧🖌: “Fresh Start” or Start of “Quiet Crisis”? Lee Jae-myung’s Victory in South Korea🇰🇷 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/fr... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Nový začátek, nebo začátek „tiché krize“? Vítězství I Če-mjonga v Jižní Koreji🇰🇷 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #SouthKorea #elections #LeeJaeMyung #ForeignPolicy

🇬🇧🖌: 🇨🇳Influence for Hire: China’s Youth-Focused marketing ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/in... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: 🇨🇳Vliv k pronájmu: čínský marketing zaměřený na mladé ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #influencers #China #propaganda

📍 At the Taipei Representative Office to the EU in Brussels, we explored how the EU’s Global Gateway Initiative can complement Taiwan’s development and connectivity efforts in the South Pacific and across the 18 target countries of the New Southbound Policy.

🇬🇧🖌: How the PRC’s Disinformation Tactics Target Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples🇹🇼🇨🇳 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ho... #IndigenousPeoplesofTaiwan #Austronesians #IndigenousTaiwan #IdentityBasedDisinformation

🇬🇧🖌: 🇹🇼Witch’s Cauldron: Harnessing the Power of Geothermal Energy in Taiwan  ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/wi... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: 🇹🇼 Čarodějný kotlík: využití geotermální energie na Tchaj-wanu ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #EnergyTransition #geothermal #EnergySecurity #Taiwan

What if China blockades Taiwan? A new EU–Taiwan simulation shows: Europe would freeze - caught between US pressure and business ties to China. 📘 Read our latest report: europeanvalues.cz/en/simulatio... #Taiwan #China #EU #Geopolitics #ResilientEurope #SecuritySimulation

🇬🇧🖌: Czechia launches global campaign calling out Chinese cyber intrusion🇨🇿🇨🇳 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/cz... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Česko zahájilo celosvětovou kampaň upozorňující na čínské kybernetické útoky🇨🇿🇨🇳 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #cybersecurity #cyberattack #China #Czechia

🇬🇧🖌: Security with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era: Beijing’s New Security White Paper 🇨🇳 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/se... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Bezpečnost s čínskými rysy v nové epoše: nová bílá kniha 🇨🇳 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #China #security #NationalSecurity #strategy

🇬🇧🖌: The Global Health System is Sick 🌎🇹🇼 ➡️ europeanvalues.substack.com/p/the-global... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Globální zdravotnický systém je nemocný🌎🇹🇼 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #PublicHealth #WHA #WHO #Taiwan #security

🇬🇧🖌: Where Have All the Spies Gone? China Imprisons Another Japanese National 🇯🇵 🇨🇳 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/wh... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Řekni, kde ti zvědi jsou: Čína uvěznila dalšího japonského občana 🇯🇵 🇨🇳 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #Japan #China #EspionageLaw #InternationalLaw

🇹🇼🇱🇹Former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to Vilnius comes as Lithuania’s new government reassesses its ties with Taiwan, raising questions about whether past solidarity will translate into future cooperation. Read @yehaoqin.bsky.social's QUICK TAKE⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/former-taiwa...

🇬🇧🖌: Migrant Workers as Subjects of a Taiwan Strait Contingency🇹🇼🇨🇳 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/mi... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Čínsko-tchajwanský konflikt: jakou roli hrají migrující pracovníci? 🇹🇼🇨🇳 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #Taiwan #china #migrantWorkers #internationalTrade #ASEAN #laborRights

Today's speech by William Lai on #80thAnniversary of VE Day sends a clear message to Europeans amid rifts in #transatlantic rltns: security&prosperity of #Taiwan and #Europe are still interconnected, so don't abandon #IndoPacific —my comments for @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

🇬🇧🖌: Taken For Granted: Taiwan’s Flagship Foreign Policy Neglects Labor Issues🇹🇼👷🏼 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ta... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Důležitá politická iniciativa Tchaj-wanu opomíjí pracovně-právní otázky🇹🇼👷🏼 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #NewSouthboundPolicy #NSP #Taiwan

Read the latest article "The Cost of Convenience: Precarity in Taiwanese Franchise Markets🇹🇼🏪" by EVC’s guest author Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social 🇬🇧➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/th... #LaborRights #CivilPreparedness #Taiwan #ConvenienceStores

🇬🇧🖌: Suva’s Ship Graveyard: Resolving the Issue of Abandoned Foreign Vessels in Fiji 🇫🇯 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/su... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Hřbitov lodí v Suvě: jak na problém opuštěných cizích plavidel na Fidži🇫🇯 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #Fiji #China #environment #ocean #vessel

🇬🇧🖌: Decarbonization–At What Cost? Navigating Critical Development and Ethnic Tensions in Fiji ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/de... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌:Dekarbonizace, avšak za jakou cenu? Fidži mezi kritickým rozvojem a etnickým napětím ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #Fiji #Australia #LandRights #energy

🇬🇧🖌: Taiwan 🇹🇼Can Help? Exploring “Banana Diplomacy” in Fiji🇫🇯🍌 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/ta... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Může Tchaj-wan 🇹🇼pomoci? „Banánová diplomacie“ na Fidži🇫🇯🍌 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #Fiji #Taiwan #agriculture #DevelopmentAssistance

It is our pleasure to welcome two distinguished leaders to its Global Advisory Board, @glandsbergis.bsky.social 🇱🇹 and @jszczudlik.bsky.social 🇵🇱

🇬🇧🖌: Prisoners of Okinawan Geography 🇯🇵 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/pr... ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: V zajetí okinawské geografie 🇯🇵 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evrop... #Japan #Okinawa #US #Taiwan