The Role and Influence of the People’s Republic of China on Visegrad Group Countries

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The Role and Influence of the People’s Republic of China on Visegrad Group Countries

This is the podcast series by the Warsaw Institute Foundation, a Polish-based think tank, aimed at monitorong the activities of the People’s Republic of China in relation to the Visegrad Group countries – Poland, the Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia. The project is funded by the International Visegrad Fund.

  1. Polish President Andrzej Duda Met with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping in Beijing

    02/18/2022

    Polish President Andrzej Duda Met with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping in Beijing

    President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda attended the opening ceremony of the 24th Olympic Winter Games in Beijing on February 4, 2022. The highlight of the Polish President’s three-day visit to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday, February 6.

    12 min
  2. Czech and Slovak Intelligence Report on China

    02/14/2022

    Czech and Slovak Intelligence Report on China

    Czech and Slovak intelligence and counterintelligence agencies mention the threat from China in their reports more and more often. The growing importance of the PRC and its attempts to influence these countries are closely monitored. The degree of danger is frequently compared to Russian actions.

    13 min
  3. Will the New Czech Governing Coalition End Friendly Relations with the PRC?

    02/09/2022

    Will the New Czech Governing Coalition End Friendly Relations with the PRC?

    The new Czech governing coalition views relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) significantly differently than the incumbent Czech President Miloš Zeman. Although most of the key state positions were distributed smoothly, Zeman opposed the appointment of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

    15 min
  4. Crisis on the Polish-Belarusian Border. Can China Help to Get Out of It?

    12/22/2021

    Crisis on the Polish-Belarusian Border. Can China Help to Get Out of It?

    The Polish-Belarusian border crisis is definitely one of the most significant events of 2021, both in the European and international arena. Not only Lithuania (which is struggling with the same situation), but also important European players, such as Germany and France, the United States, as well as international organizations, for instance, NATO or the European Union, are already showing interest in the problem. According to political and media circles, China could play a significant part in solving this situation.

    6 min
  5. Chinese Influence in the Slovak Information and Media Space

    12/08/2021

    Chinese Influence in the Slovak Information and Media Space

    In recent years, the Slovak information and media space has been struggling with active disinformation actors, who have been quite willing to disseminate mostly pro-Russian narratives. China is currently an almost unknown phenomenon for Slovaks.

    6 min

  6. 10/20/2021

    Polish Support for Taiwan

    In early September 2021, Polish authorities donated 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan, which was enthusiastically welcomed by Taipei. However, this does not translate to a deterioration of relations between Warsaw and Beijing and a sudden strong support for Taiwan in its efforts to be recognized as an independent state.

    6 min
  7. Wolf warriors against European hawks. Can the European Parliament spearhead EU foreign policy on China?

    09/29/2021

    Wolf warriors against European hawks. Can the European Parliament spearhead EU foreign policy on China?

    Recent research on the European Parliament’s party groups’ voting patterns in the European Parliament has revealed that the EP is among the most resilient European institutions when it comes to foreign malign influence. This is especially true in the case of China, which has almost no soft power tools in its arsenal to influence the European decision-makers in the European Parliament. Beijing, even more so than the Kremlin, needs to resort to relations with individual member states on a case-by-case basis to pursue its interests within the EU, which is a highly effective strategy in the eastern part of the EU.

    8 min
  8. Is the Dispute over the Chinese University in Budapest a Measure of the Hungarians’ Sympathy for the PRC?

    08/12/2021

    Is the Dispute over the Chinese University in Budapest a Measure of the Hungarians’ Sympathy for the PRC?

    Among the countries of the Visegrád Group, Hungary is perceived as having relatively close ties with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). However, the recent protests in Budapest, Hungary’s capital, over the construction of a branch of China’s Fudan University seem to show that the public is divided on the issue of Viktor Orbán government’s foreign policy.

    5 min
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This is the podcast series by the Warsaw Institute Foundation, a Polish-based think tank, aimed at monitorong the activities of the People’s Republic of China in relation to the Visegrad Group countries – Poland, the Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia. The project is funded by the International Visegrad Fund.

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