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CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies
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#CEIAS is an #IR and #AsianStudies #ThinkTank dedicated to spreading knowledge about #Asia. Branches in Bratislava, Prague, and Vienna.
🕊️🇨🇿 Democracy, freedom, and human rights are not empty phrases for CEIAS.

They are reflected in our work on issues such as the women’s political representation, asylum or death penalty, for instance within our HUREA project analyzing human rights in East Asia.

🔗 ceias.eu/human-rights...
November 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🚨🇬🇧 UK Parliament set to investigate Chinese government interference in British academia
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

📖 Our analysis found 1,500+ links between UK universities and Chinese entities. 👇 The investigation exposed an array of concerning partnerships. 1/2
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🇪🇺 🤝 Alfred Gerstl, together with David Broul (EUVIP), met with Paola Pampaloni (@eudiplomacy.bsky.social Director/Deputy Managing Director of the Asia Pacific Department) and Ivo Schutte (EEAS Head of Division, Regional Affairs and Indo-Pacific) in Brussels. (1/2)

@euvip.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
📢 The new EU-Taiwan Briefing is out!

Each month, we bring you key highlights from the EU-Taiwan Tracker, our comprehensive resource on relations between 🇹🇼 & 🇪🇺.

Visit the tracker ➡️ eutwtracker.ceias.eu/tracker

Read the September issue ➡️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-tai...
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
NEW PUBLICATION ALERT 📄🚨

🇨🇳🇷🇺 How are China & Russia teaming up—sometimes uneasily—to challenge the US-led order in the Indo-Pacific?

This paper explores what their pragmatic partnership means for key flashpoints like the South China Sea, the war in Ukraine, and ASEAN’s future. 1/3
October 1, 2025 at 7:21 AM
UNITED KINGDOM–CHINA ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT 🎓

A new report by CEIAS in cooperation w/ the CSRI sheds new light on the scale & depth of 🇬🇧 universities’ collaboration w/🇨🇳's military-industrial complex.

📝 Report: academytracker.ceias.eu/articles/2aj...
📊 Data: academytracker.ceias.eu/map/eu/Unite...
September 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
CROATIA–CHINA ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT 🎓

Our China–Europe Academic Engagement Tracker shows China’s growing role in Croatia 🇭🇷 through academic ties. 1/2

📝 Full article by Lana Pedisić (GeopoLytics): ceias.eu/croatia-chin...
September 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
🇰🇷 @matejsimalcik.bsky.social & Adam Kalivoda visited @hi_kosti to exchange views on key challenges:

📌 Preventing proliferation of dual-use & sensitive technologies
📌 How to improve export control compliance in the R&I sector
📌 Embedding export control into a broader research security framework
September 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
LUXEMBOURG–CHINA ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT 🎓

📊 15 ties between 🇱🇺 & 🇨🇳 institutions
⚠️ 67% linked to the PLA
🏫 Confucius Institute hosted at the University of Luxembourg
🔍 Cooperation agreements lack transparency

By Camille Brugier ✍️

Explore data 👉 academytracker.ceias.eu/map/eu/Luxem...
September 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Alfred Gerst had an opportunity to meet Freddy Lim recently (yes, the famous heavy metal musician! 🎸) – now Taiwan’s new representative to Finland. 🇹🇼🇫🇮 (1/2)
September 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Czech Minister for Science, Research & Innovation Marek Ženíšek is currently on an official visit to #Taiwan 🇨🇿🤝🇹🇼

During his trip, he met with Taiwan’s President –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a testament to the deepening ties between Czechia and Taiwan.

Check out this overview of key mutual visits since 2020! 👇
September 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
SPAIN–CHINA ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT 🎓

Our China–Europe Academic Engagement Tracker sheds light on Spain’s broad cooperation with Chinese entities. 🇪🇸🇨🇳

See below some of our findings! 1/2

📝 Read the full article: academytracker.ceias.eu/articles/1Rd...
September 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The new CEEasia Briefing is out!

This issue covers:

1️⃣ Slovak PM Fico at China’s Victory Day celebrations 🇸🇰🪖
2️⃣ China–Czechia diplomatic freeze over Dalai Lama 🇨🇳🇨🇿
3️⃣ Slovakia–Indonesia cooperation on strategic materials🇸🇰🇮🇩
4️⃣ Poland–South Korea arms deal 🛡️🤝

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceeasi...
September 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
👩‍🏫 @kris-ki.bsky.social is currently attending the Taiwan as a Pioneer (TAP) workshop at the University of Trier in Germany.
Besides presenting her current research, she also introduced 🇹🇼 CEIAS’s Taiwan-related projects and activities.

See highlights from our Taiwan work at CEIAS! 👇 1/4
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🇨🇳🤖 China is catching up in AI compute – but not leaping ahead of the West.

🚧 What’s holding it back? Two major #roadblocks.

Read the full analysis by Veronika Blablová & Robi Rahman, @epochai.bsky.social 👇

epoch.ai/gradient-upd...
August 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
THE KYIV–TOKYO AXIS

Since the onset of 🇷🇺's invasion, #Japan 🇯🇵 as emerged as one of 🇺🇦's most important global partners. From humanitarian aid to bilateral security cooperation, Tokyo’s foreign policy is evolving.

✍️ Marek Sojka

Read the full text: ceias.eu/the-kyiv-tok...
August 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
@matejsimalcik.bsky.social met today at the Legislative Yuan with MP Chen Kuan-ting.

They discussed a variety of issues related to 🇹🇼's foreign policy, especially the potential of participating in #Ukraine 🇺🇦 reconstruction & the prospects of deepening #cooperation w/ 🇪🇺 & Central European countries.
August 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Taipei Times highlights our #report on Chinese discourse power 🇨🇳 in their weekly editorial 🎯 ⬇️

🔗 Read the full issue here: www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

🔗 Our report: ceias.eu/echoes-and-r...
August 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
How did #Beijing become a privileged partner of 🇬🇷 universities?

🗞️ Read the new interview with @matejsimalcik.bsky.social and our project partner Konstantinos Tsimonis in ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ. They explain how China 🇨🇳 promotes its narrative through academic programs & institutes 🎓 and why this raises concerns.
August 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
📢 The new issue of EU-Taiwan Briefing is out!

Each month, we'll bring you key highlights from the EU-Taiwan Tracker, our comprehensive resource on relations between 🇹🇼 and 🇪🇺. Visit the tracker here➡️ eutwtracker.ceias.eu/tracker

Full briefing here ➡️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-tai...

1/4
August 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The new CEEasia Briefing is out!

In this issue, we dissect the following topics:

1️⃣ EU-China summit 🇪🇺🇨🇳
2️⃣ Relations between Czechia and Japan 🇨🇿🇯🇵
3️⃣ DeepSeek ban 🚫📱

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/ceeasi...
August 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
CYPRUS–CHINA ACADEMIC COOPERATION 🎓

➡️ 23 agreements with Chinese institutions
➡️ 6 classified as High or Very High risk
➡️ 2 Confucius Institutes active in Cyprus
➡️ Lack of transparency on agreement content and research scope

📊 Explore the data: academytracker.ceias.eu/map/eu/Cyprus
August 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
📢 The new issue of EU-Taiwan Briefing is out!

Each month, we'll bring you key highlights from the EU-Taiwan Tracker, our comprehensive resource on relations between 🇹🇼 and 🇪🇺. Visit the tracker here: eutwtracker.ceias.eu/tracker

Read the full briefing ➡️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-tai...
July 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
AZERBAIJAN–CHINA ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT 🎓

➡️ 167 identified ties with 🇨🇳 entities
➡️ 28.6% classified as High or Very High risk
➡️ 57% are university-to-university partnerships
➡️ Key partners include Confucius Institutes & Huawei

📊 Explore the data: academytracker.ceias.eu/map/eu/Azerb...
July 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
ARMENIA–CHINA ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT 🎓

🔸 37 identified ties between 🇦🇲 & 🇨🇳
🔸 66% linked to medium-risk Chinese institutions
🔸 16% linked to high-risk institutions

📊 Explore the interactive data in our Academic Tracker: academytracker.ceias.eu/map/eu/Armenia
July 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM