PRC Investment in Europe Raises Concerns
As Beijing continues its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and global influence campaign, criticism has recently turned towards Chinese investment in Europe, with leaders debating how best to respond to...
View ArticleE.U. Faces Internal Division as Xi Visits the Continent
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Europe on Thursday for a six-day trip to Italy, Monaco, and France. As Xi looks to strengthen ties with individual countries in the region and expand his...
View ArticleFrom Narrative Consent to Narrative Warfare: China’s COVID-19 Messaging
From Narrative Consent to Narrative Warfare: China’s COVID-19 Messaging By Lukas Mejia and Marine Ragnet An official press release by the Chinese embassy in France recently stated that Chinese methods...
View ArticleU.S. Issues Total Ban on Xinjiang Cotton and Tomatoes
The U.S. government has banned the importation of all cotton and tomatoes produced in Xinjiang over concerns about the widespread use of forced labor in the region. The move is the most sweeping...
View ArticleMacron’s Beijing Trip Reinforces Sino-Franco Ties, Alienates U.S., Worries...
Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron fled a protest-rattled Paris and traveled to Beijing for a high-profile visit with General Secretary Xi Jinping. One of Macron’s main stated objectives was...
View ArticleCautious Optimism Greets Xi’s Belated Call to Zelensky
On Wednesday, CCP Secretary General Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to each other for the first time in the over 400 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. The two leaders held...
View ArticleMacron’s Charm Offensive Comes Up Short During Xi’s Visit to France
This week, Xi Jinping made his first visit to Europe in five years. The first stop on his three-country tour was France, followed by Serbia and Hungary. Xi last met with French President Emmanuel...
View ArticleXi Visits Serbia and Hungary, Pushing Wedge Into Europe
Following his trip to France earlier this week, Xi Jinping finished his European tour in Serbia and Hungary, where he received a warm, red-carpet welcome. The French leg of Xi’s tour was meant to...
View ArticleFar-Right Shift in France and E.U. Brings Uncertainty for China Policy
Far-right parties across Europe made major gains in this weekend’s European Parliament elections. The gains were most pronounced in one of the E.U.’s most influential members, France, where Jordan...
View ArticleReport: CCP-Linked Professional Associations in France Facilitate Tech...
At the Prague-based Sinopsis, René Bigey has published a new report on the CCP’s use of professional associations to pursue technology transfer and political influence in France: The People’s Republic...
View ArticleChinese Diaspora Voices Fight Harassment and Find Room for Expression
As the room for expression in China continues to shrink under Xi Jinping, many Chinese people are finding more tolerant political environments abroad. Some disenchanted Chinese citizens have made the...
View ArticleWeibo Reacts To the Paris Olympics with a Shrug
On the Chinese internet, wall-to-wall state media coverage of the Chinese Olympic delegation’s departure for the 2024 Paris Games has been met with a shrug. With 405 Chinese athletes slated to compete...
View ArticleCCTV Broadcast Falls Silent During Queer Scenes in Paris Olympics Opening...
CCTV commentators covering the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics fell silent during a skit hinting at a ménage à trois, a scene inspired by the great French writer Victor Hugo’s line, “The...
View ArticleTranslations: “Real Reporters Are Rarer Than Pandas. We Can’t Send Them Off...
While China’s athletes won glory in Paris at this year’s Olympics and Paralympics, there was widespread agreement on Chinese social media that the country’s reporters did not. Bloggers and athletes...
View ArticleFrench Museums Waver Between “Tibet” and “Xizang” Amid Uproar Over Chinese...
Whether in Hong Kong or Europe, museums that showcase exhibitions related to China sometimes succumb to Xi Jinping’s warning for the arts to foster “correct” viewpoints of history and culture. The...
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