What did the Trump–Xi summit deliver, and what comes next? 🇺🇸🇨🇳 👉 We asked several analysts to assess the summit’s key outcomes and what they could mean for #US–#China relations, the #EU, #Japan and #Taiwan. 📲 ceias.eu/ceias-consid...
CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies
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#CEIAS is an #IR and #AsianStudies #ThinkTank dedicated to spreading knowledge about #Asia. Branches in Bratislava, Prague, and Vienna.
🇵🇭 The #Hormuz crisis did more than push up energy prices in the #Philippines. It accelerated rooftop #solar adoption while highlighting the limits and dependencies shaping the country’s energy transition. 📲 ceias.eu/will-the-phi...
🇨🇳🇮🇳 What does #XiJinping’s return to India mean for China-India relations? 👉 We asked several analysts to unpack what this means for China-India relations and the future of #BRICS. 📲 ceias.eu/ceias-consid...
🚨Yesterday, #Slovakia announced a major investment agreement with #Japan’s #NipponSteel, adding fresh momentum to bilateral ties as the V4+Japan format makes a comeback. 🇸🇰🇯🇵 👉 But can Slovakia turn this momentum into a lasting partnership? ceias.eu/a-slovak-jap...
A Slovak-Japanese momentum that may not come again - CEIAS
The revival of the V4+Japan format and Nippon Steel’s takeover of the Košice steelworks offer Slovakia a historic opportunity to elevate its relations with Tokyo. Whether this momentum turns into last...
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📚 NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT 📚 Taiwan in the New World Order: The Legacy of Tsai Ing-Wen ✨ Our colleague @kris-ki.bsky.social with Julia Marinaccio bring together 25 scholars from Asia, Europe & the US to examine #Taiwan’s 🇹🇼 governance, cross-Strait relations, security & diplomacy under Tsai Ing-wen.
The new #CEEasia Briefing is out! 📢 In this issue, we cover: 1️⃣ Japanese FM visits #Slovakia 🇯🇵✈️🇸🇰 2️⃣ #China & #Poland discuss economic ties 3️⃣ #Taiwan expands drone cooperation w/Czechia 🇹🇼🇨🇿 📲 www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceeasi... 👉 Join 2883+ subscribers now!
CEEasia Briefing #80: Japanese FM visits Slovakia, China and Poland discuss economic ties and Taiwan expands drone cooperation with Czechia
Dear friends, Welcome to the 80th issue of the CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: Japanese Foreign Minister visits Slovakia China-Poland Joint Commission on Economic Coo...
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🇪🇺🌏 How can #Europe strengthen its engagement with #SoutheastAsia? Our new EUSEAR policy series explores three key opportunities: deeper EU–ASEAN relations, semiconductor cooperation, and ASEAN’s rapidly growing digital economy. Read more 🧵👇
🚨 In #Myanmar, conflict has not disrupted the flow of critical rare earths to #China. It has reshaped the actors who extract, tax, transport, and profit from them. 🔗 Read the analysis by Kristina Kironska on mining amid conflict in Myanmar. 🇲🇲 foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/27/m...
Myanmar Shows War Doesn’t Stop Mining
Critical minerals are still flowing out of conflict zones, but accountability is harder than ever.
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🚨Europe’s chip dependency on #Taiwan is well known. But what about Taiwan’s #energy crunch? ⚡️Over 90% of the world’s most advanced chips are made in 🇹🇼. Rising chips & AI demand could make power constraints Europe’s next semiconductor vulnerability. 📲 ceias.eu/europes-chip...
🚨As #ASEAN states modernize their armed forces, European countries are expanding through arms sales, tech transfers, and industrial partnerships. 👉 Discover how #Czechia is leading the Visegrád Four, and where the remaining V4 countries stand. 📲 ceias.eu/europe-is-in...
🇪🇺👵 By 2050, nearly 1 in 3 #EU citizens will be 65+, increasing pressure on healthcare and the workforce. 🇹🇼 #Taiwan’s AI-driven healthcare solutions could be of help and offer a promising area for 🇨🇿🇹🇼 cooperation. 📲 Read more: ceias.eu/as-the-europ...
🚨When Taiwan’s #STARLUXAirlines launched its first European route on 1 August 2026, it did not land in London, or Paris — but in #Prague. 👉 Read what it reveals about the growing Czechia–Taiwan partnership. 📲 ceias.eu/boarding-pas...
🚨The new #CEEasiaBriefing is out! In this issue we cover: 1️⃣ #Czech business del travels to China 🇨🇿 2️⃣ #Gdansk & #Tainan sign MOU 🇵🇱🇹🇼 3️⃣ Slovak President visits #China 🇨🇳 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceeasi... 📲 Join 2,817+ subscribers now!
🚨Can #WAICO reshape global #AI governance? 🚀 In July 2026, #China launched WAICO with 29 #GlobalSouth countries. We asked #experts to assess what WAICO means for evolving AI landscape, whose interest it serves & what it could mean for #Europe. 🇪🇺 📲 ceias.eu/ceias-consid...
📌 SAVE THE DATE: Can the #ASEAN - #EU Strategic Partnership deliver more than goodwill? Join the upcoming webinar organized by @iseas-singapore.bsky.social “From Trust to Traction: ASEAN-EU Relations at a Crossroads”. 📅 6 August | 3:30–5:00 PM (SGT) 🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🚨 Research on Southeast Asia has a long tradition in #Czechia, #Poland, #Hungary, and #Slovakia. 🎓 Today, academic ties with Southeast Asia are expanding but cooperation remains uneven across the region. 📲 ceias.eu/academic-rel...
🇹🇱 Since gaining independence in 2002, #TimorLeste has regarded #ASEAN membership as a milestone of its nation-building process and in defining its regional identity. 👉 What’s next for the newest ASEAN member? 📲 ceias.eu/timor-lestes...
🚨 The #EU 🇪🇺 and #SouthKorea are strengthening their partnership as security challenges become increasingly interconnected. 🌍 👉 Read to learn what came out of their latest summit. 📲 ceias.eu/eu-and-south...
🪖 As #Myanmar’s military regime regains the strategic initiative, the #EU may soon have to rethink its approach to the junta. 👉 Discover what the #Tatmadaw’s resurgence means for the region and the EU. 📲 ceias.eu/the-tatmadaw...
🚨 #Portugal’s strong political ties with #China are reflected in active academic cooperation but research-security safeguards remain underdeveloped. 🔗 101 academic links ⚠️ 24.8% involve PLA-linked universities 🏛️ 5 Confucius Institutes 👩🎓 Cooperation driven mainly by exchanges
Tomorrow afternoon (July 10) the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club will organize a panel discussion with I-Chen Liu of @article19.bsky.social, @matejsimalcik.bsky.social of @ceias-eu.bsky.social and @athenaktong.bsky.social as our panellists
🇨🇳🤖 New experiment suggests #China’s #AI-content rules may reach far beyond its borders. On politically sensitive topics, some Chinese #LLMs don't just reflect local laws — they can echo official #CCP narratives, even when discussing other countries. 📲 ceias.eu/chinese-llms...
📝 New Issue Brief: Forging the Arsenal Corridor: China–Pakistan Defense Integration and the New Strategic Supply Chain, by Seong Hyeon Choi and Jagannath Panda: www.isdp.eu/publication/... @ceias-eu.bsky.social
Forging the Arsenal Corridor: China–Pakistan Defense Integration and the New Strategic Supply Chain - Institute for Security and Development Policy
Seong Hyeon Choi and Jagannath Panda examine how Chinese defense transfers have reshaped Pakistan’s military capabilities.
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🚨 The new #CEEasia Briefing is out! In this issue, we cover: 1️⃣ Modi visits #Slovakia 🇮🇳🇸🇰 2️⃣ #Lithuania & #China to normalize ties 3️⃣ Poland pursues cooperation w/Taiwan 🇹🇼 4️⃣ #EUCO debates China 🇨🇳 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceeasi... 📲 Join 2,765+ subscribers now!
CEEasia Briefing #78: Modi visits Slovakia, Vilnius and Beijing to normalize ties, Poland pursues closer cooperation with Taiwan, EUCO debates China
Dear friends, Welcome to the 78th issue of the CEEasia Briefing. In this issue, we dissect the following topics: Indian Prime Minister visits Slovakia Lithuania looks to normalize ties with China Pola...
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🪖🇲🇲 Five years after Myanmar’s military coup, soldiers dancing to #propaganda songs on #TikTok have become a symbol of the regime’s digital authoritarianism. Discover how #Myanmar is becoming a blueprint for digital authoritarianism worldwide. 🌏 📲 ceias.eu/dancing-sold...
⚖️ The battle over the rule of law Yet the Taiwan Strait is also a battleground of competing legal visions, as #Beijing 🇨🇳 and #Taipei 🇹🇼 advance fundamentally different understandings of the rule of law. ceias.eu/lawfare-acro...
Lawfare across the Strait: Taiwan's legal resilience and China's expanding rule-of-law narrative - CEIAS
During the author's recent research stay in Taipei, conversations about China rarely began with military exercises. They began with law, constitutional interpretation, amendments to national security ...
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🚨Excluded from #Interpol, Taiwan has turned to bilateral cooperation to fight transnational crime. Discover how #Taiwan 🇹🇼 navigates this exclusion and why it should expand cooperation with Europe. 🇪🇺 ✍️ @matejsimalcik.bsky.social 📲 ceias.eu/bilateral-co...
