Recent Articles

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.

How has the Chinese notion of a “community of common destiny for humankind” been received in France? The short answer is that is hasn’t been. But the language isn’t exactly unfamiliar either.

China actively promotes the idea that the world is a “community of common destiny,” and that China’s values can be shared by all. Now formally a partner in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Italy should have a more open discussion about what exactly those values are. 

China’s language about the building of a “community of destiny” hasn’t gained much ground in Sweden. But it will have to compete for space with the Swedish-Finnish brotherhood. 

In recent years, Poland has been seen by some observers as a willing decoy for China as it seeks to wedge itself into Europe, and the arrest in January of a Huawei executive seemed like a change of heart. But were things ever so simple?

How Liang Qichao’s sojourn in Europe in the wake of the devastation of the Great War shaped the destiny of modern China.