It seems like the classic story of David versus Goliath. How does Lithuania dare to challenge China? It will be interesting to see how it ends
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The recent shift in tone is a good expression of the overall changing sentiment in Europe, and in a way, Lithuania is making use of its very limited dependence on China
Any new initiative must rapidly lead to an increase in actual high-quality infrastructure projects in countries of strategic concern to EU interests – particularly in the Indo-Pacific region
Taiwan has been increasing its outreach to Europe for a while, as European sentiment towards China is changing and Europe’s role in the emerging conflicts with China becomes much more pronounced
The Chinese navy is projecting power on the world’s oceans. We have already seen them conduct operations with the Russian navy in the Baltic Sea, as well as operating in the Mediterranean
Even if the missiles, […] do not pose a direct threat to European security, they do indicate that China is expanding and diversifying its nuclear arsenal
The open structure of Open Ran increases the number of vulnerabilities that cyber attackers can exploit
For China, aid is investment. For Europe, it is charity
According to ECFR, the Chinese government has agreements with 15 Middle Eastern countries so far
A recent survey by ECFR showed that 53% of young European citizens trust authoritarian states more than democracies when it comes to climate protection
ZEIT Online refers to poll figures from 2020