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Nestled deep in the mountains of southern Bulgaria is the most unlikely of connections, between a tiny village and a multinational food and beverage giant based in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai. 

With Chinese loans, Hungary plans to upgrade a 160-kilometer railway line from the capital of Budapest south to the Serbian border at a cost of 2.89 billion dollars. But why? 

By some accounts countries in Central and Eastern Europe have grown weary of grand promises of Chinese investment and trade gains that have failed to materialize.

As China celebrates the 70th anniversary of relations with Russia and “unprecedented” friendship, the record in the Chinese press tells a more complex story.

When it comes to Europe’s relationship with China, perceptions in the Chinese social media space could be too important to ignore.

China and Croatia say bidding for the Pelješac Bridge was fair. Messaging from both countries only fuels suspicion that other factors are at play.

A fever for investment from China in the Czech Republic in recent years led to lack of vigilance over forced technology transfers and hostile takeovers.

Can we really discuss the factors behind France’s “Yellow Vest” movement and other European upheavals without addressing the role of China in a globalized world?

The journey of “community of common destiny” to the center of China’s foreign policy lexicon has been years in the making.