Behind the buzzwords: What China’s priorities mean for Europe
Xi Jinping’s comments at the recent National People’s Congress confirmed Beijing’s ambitions for the next five years – and the challenges they present for Europe
Experts & Staff
Alicja Bachulska
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Chinese foreign policy, China-EU relations, China-CEE relations, Chinese discourse power
Languages
Polish, English, French, Chinese
Biography
Alicja Bachulska is a policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, based in ECFR’s Warsaw office. Prior to joining ECFR, she worked for over six years as a China analyst at the Asia Research Centre, a think-tank based at the War Studies University in Warsaw. Since 2019, she has been part of MapInfluenCE, an international project researching Chinese and Russian influence in the V4 region.
Bachulska holds a PhD from the Graduate School for Social Research (GSSR), Polish Academy of Sciences. She graduated from the London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) with a BA degree in Chinese and Development Studies and completed a Master’s Degree in International Politics (Chinese Politics and Diplomacy) at Fudan University, Shanghai.
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In the media
Alicia Bachulska talks about Wang Yi’s meeting with President Putin and China’s involvement in the war
Alicja Bachulska explains the geopolitical background of the Chinese spy balloon incident
If you look at the trajectory of China-Russia relations within the last decade, bilateral ties between the two countries have really developed tremendously
Alicja Bachulska talked about the deepening of relations between China and Russia
Chinese state media continues to attach the greatest importance to portraying this conflict as a proxy war by the United States, which, along with NATO, provoked Russia to attack
Alicia Bachulska explained Beijing’s approach to the war in Ukraine
The change in the approach to China, towards a more assertive one, was upheld by Biden. Indeed, we have seen a multiplication of those efforts, and a creation of new regulations.
Alicja Bachulska outlines the security issues, and broader implications for Sino-American relations of the Chinese spy balloon incident