#CEEAsiaForum2026 has officially opened! 🌏✨
🎙️Kicking off the discussions, @matejsimalcik.bsky.social (CEIAS) and Tomáš Strážay (SFPA) set the tone on Europe–Indo-Pacific relations, followed by a keynote from Ivo Schutte (EEAS).
Follow for more!
🚨Cheng Li-wun’s visit to 🇨🇳 #China underscores deepening fractures within the #KMT, while also reflecting Beijing’s dual strategy of political engagement and economic inducements toward #Taiwan.
👉 Read more ceias.eu/kmts-cheng-l...
Meet speakers at #CEEasiaForum2026
Policymakers & experts from #Europe and #Asia gather to discuss security, stability & cooperation across the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. 🌏
📅 2 days | 8 panels
🔗 Full programme: www.ceeasiaforum.ceias.eu/home
EUSEAR head Alfred Gerstl was quoted in DW on the #EU as a trusted hedge in #SoutheastAsia. "Not only are the EU and ASEAN confronted with identical challenges, but they also share an interest in promoting international law and multilateralism". @ceias-eu.bsky.social www.dw.com/en/southeast...
🚨 #China just lost its best friend in the EU 🇭🇺
The fall of Viktor Orbán marks more than a domestic political shift in #Hungary. It reshapes the geopolitical balance between #Europe and #Beijing. 🌍
What comes next?
📲 Read the full analysis: thediplomat.com/2026/04/with...
The European Parliament's STOA Panel recently published the "Academic Freedom Monitor", which looks at academic freedom in each EU member state. Our very own Ludovica Meacci's co-authored work on Italy was cited in the study.
Read the STOA Study
www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/docu...
🟩 Most receptive: #Serbia, #Indonesia, #Mexico, #Nigeria, #Thailand, #Ecuador
🟥 Least receptive: #Switzerland, #Finland, #Canada, #UK, #Japan, #SouthKorea
Our interactive global #tracker offers a unique insights about how countries worldwide view China.
Explore now!
Where is Chinese culture resonating most? 👀
Our survey data (54 countries, 2020–2022) shows clear patterns in global receptiveness to 🇨🇳 #China’s culture.
📊 Full tracker here: ceias.eu/global-views...
🚨WEBINAR ALERT: Join us tomorrow to explore how #Europe 🇪🇺 balances academic cooperation, transparency and security when engaging with #China, using #Sweden 🇸🇪 as a case study.
Register now! www.isdp.eu/event/resear...
🇹🇼🇨🇳 Today, #Cheng #Li-wun, KMT chair, met with Xi Jinping as part of her trip across #China, marking a rare and highly sensitive moment in cross-Strait relations between #Taiwan and #Beijing.
➡️ More here: www.linkedin.com/posts/ceias-...
🚨The new #CEEasia Briefing is out!
In this issue, we cower:
1️⃣ Poland and Taiwan's paradiplomatic ties 🤝
2️⃣ Fears of Chinese #EV #espionage in 🇵🇱 & 🇨🇿
3️⃣ #Czechia and #Japan deepen cooperation on cybersecurity 🇨🇿🇯🇵
👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceeasi...
📲 Join 2,590+ subscribers now!
🚀 Think Visegrad #Fellowship 2026
Spend 6–8 weeks at a V4 think-tank, publish a policy paper and work with experts on key issues in Central Europe. #CEIAS will host 1 fellow.
Apply by May 15! 📝
🔗 think.visegradfund.org/fellowship/
EUSEAR head Alfred Gerstl puts the Sino-Japanese relations and the dispute over Senkaku Island in a historic context. The "relations are now at a particularly low point, for which both sides bear responsibility", he is quoted in Seznam Zprvay www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/zahra... @ceias-eu.bsky.social
🗞️ Great to see @hompotchinastudies.bsky.social from CEIAS provide sharp analysis in @nikkeiasia.bsky.social on how Samsung SDI’s Hungary troubles intersect with politics and public sentiment. 🇭🇺⚡️
🔗 Read more: asia.nikkei.com/business/aut...
🚨Could #Malta potentially become Europe’s quiet gateway for #China?
👉Strong economic ties between 🇲🇹🇨🇳 are increasingly visible in academic cooperation:
🔗 29 links
⚠️ 31% PLA-linked,
🏛️ 2 unis with ties to “Seven Sons of National Defense”
🛡️ no research security rules
EUSEAR head Alfred Gerstl co-wrote an article with Jagannath Panda (ISDP Sweden) on recasting order in the Indo-Pacific and the future of the Liberal international order, highlighting their impacts on Europe and Asia and strategies to respond. @ceias-eu.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🔗 Read the full study: www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...
👉 Explore the tracker: academytracker.ceias.eu
#CEIAS shaping #EU’s approach to academic freedom 🇪🇺
The new European Parliament study on academic freedom uses China–Europe Academic Engagement Tracker as a core data source.
Tracker covers 2️⃣9️⃣ European countries and maps 8,352 links between European academic and Chinese entities.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
#China & #Belarus are stepping up their high-tech collaboration 🇨🇳🤝🇧🇾
For Beijing, this accelerates strategic R&D; for Minsk, it opens access to technologies it cannot develop alone.
The question remains: mutual benefit or a deepening power imbalance?
ceias.eu/chinas-techn...
How is #Europe redefining its ties with #Taiwan? 🇪🇺🇹🇼
Last week at the @univie.ac.at, #CEIAS experts presented “Partners in Need, Partners Indeed” report, highlighting Europe’s diverse approaches to Taiwan and growing engagement since 2020.
⤵️ Full report: ceias.eu/partners-in-...
💥Withdrawal over burnout?
In #China, #Japan, and #SouthKorea, young people are stepping back from the grind, prioritizing well-being over relentless upward mobility.
👉How do governments react and what does it reveal about state-society relations?
🔗 Find out now! ceias.eu/opting-out-o...
🚨 New #EU-Taiwan Briefing is out! 🇹🇼🇪🇺
In this issue we cover:
🌸 Taiwan–EU: mutual recognition of orchid verification reports
🛡️EU Parliament urges stronger security ties with Taiwan
✈️ Starlux to launch Taipei–Prague route
🇪🇺 EU delegation visits Taiwan
🔗 Read now! www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-tai...
🚨 Ako reaguje #Čína na útoky USA proti Iránu? #Irán bráni rétoricky, v armáde robí čistky a na súboj sa chystá v technológiách
Komentár od @matejsimalcik.bsky.social 👇
dennikn.sk/5186997/ako-...
✉️ Participation is by invitation only. Would you like to receive one? Contact us at ceeasia.forum@ceias.eu
JUST A FEW WEEKS TO GO TO #CEEasiaForum2026 🌏
The CEEasia Forum, Central Europe’s premier forum on Euro-Asian relations, organized by #CEIAS and #SlovakForeignPolicyAssociation returns to Bratislava!
📅 20–21 April 2026
📍 Bratislava, Slovakia
🚨 #China’s shift in global strategy?
From the #BRI to new governance and security initiatives, Beijing is moving from leveraging institutions to shaping the post #WW2 order itself.
➡️ Read the full article by Vladimir Shopov ceias.eu/chinas-globa...
📌 SAVE THE DATE: Partners in Need? #EuropeTaiwan Relations 🌏
Followers from📍Vienna! Join us for a panel on our study of how European countries engage with Taiwan.
📅 19 March | 17:00-19:00
📍 Altes AKH, Courtyard 2, Room SIN 1
🔗 Read the full study here: ceias.eu/partners-in-...
💥What can #Europe learn from #Netherlands?
Knowledge security in 🇳🇱 combines #government #guidance with university action-gaps remain.
Data show:
📊 492 academic links with China
⚠️ 40% involve PLA-linked universities
📡 Past Huawei collaborations in ICT
📲 academytracker.ceias.eu/articles/497...
