Chinese Whispers Coal at a Crossroads in the Balkans Even as a consensus has emerged that coal must be phased out, Chinese investment is empowering the growth of coal power across the globe. At the crossroads of this debate in Europe is a series of new coal power projects in Bosnia-Herzegovina. 10:37 am | December 5, 2019 By Ning Hui / Initium
Plus One Chinese Coal Power in Romania’s Rustbelt Polluting coal facilities in southwestern Romania have adversely affected the well-being of the local population and the environment. But rather than phase them out, the EU member state is planning to build a new coal-fired plant, drawing on Chinese investment – even as the EU moves toward a zero-coal future. 08:16 am | December 2, 2019 By Ionut Dulămiță and Michael Bird
Knowledge Gaps China's Coal Conundrum Even as China has pledged reduction of carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement, it has actively pursued coal projects in the Balkans in recent years that seem to go against those commitments. 06:35 am | November 28, 2019 By Echowall Staff
Knowledge Gaps China in the Polar “Zone of Peace” China’s potentially growing economic influence in the Arctic region has raised concerns amongst Arctic states and stakeholders. What kind of security risks for the Arctic states and peoples could accompany China’s regional engagement? 03:47 am | November 15, 2019 By Sanna Kopra
Chinese Whispers Piling Into the Lead China is now at the top of the tables when it comes to investment in research and development. But problems like bureaucracy and short-term thinking continue to hold innovation back. 07:44 am | November 13, 2019 By Chen Jibing
State of Mind The Wall and the US-China Trade War Germans may celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall as a turning point for the country, and an end to repression and division. But in China's state media today, the wall is a symbol of US-China trade divisions. 10:10 am | November 9, 2019 By David Bandurski
Chinese Whispers China’s Berlin Wall As Germany celebrates the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dramatic changes brought by the events of 1989, the anniversary will pass quietly in China. 01:35 pm | November 8, 2019 By Qian Gang
Plus One Facing the China Challenge in the Balkans 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. 07:26 am | November 4, 2019 By Vuk Vuksanovic
Plus One China Ties Under Scrutiny in Prague 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. 07:40 am | October 29, 2019 By Echowall Staff