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For years, concerns in Brussels and Western European capitals about the security of southeastern Europe have centered on the threat posed by Putin’s Russia. But behind these fears the question of China looms large.

A recent controversy surrounding the Czech-Chinese Center, a program at the top university in the Czech Republic, is the latest in a series of "shenanigans" that have drawn public attention to relations with China, says Martin Hala. 

If enthusiasm on both sides is any indication, the increasing defence relationship between China and Serbia can be expected the grow even closer in the future. 

Polish policymakers have had a growing interest in recent years in the ideas of Chinese economist Justin Lin Yifu. But to what extent have Lin's prescriptions been adopted, and do they actually suit Poland's domestic context?