Japan emerges from the shadows and is now ready to confront China
China and Japan are on opposite sides of the Russo-Ukrainian war and are set on a collision course
US unveils strategy to maintain global leadership
Jake Sullivan’s recent address at the Brookings Institution outlining America’s strategy to again become the world hegemon it once was is particularly important to Poland, writes Polish political scientist Marek A. Cichocki
The price cap on Russian oil has failed
Eastern European countries are making a huge effort to help Ukraine and cut off Russian raw materials, while other world powers, such as China and India, are profiting from the situation, writes Agnieszka Łakoma
China furious after Polish PM says China could attack Taiwan ‘the next day’ if Ukraine loses
During a speech at the Atlantic Council, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki said that supporting Ukraine is crucial for Taiwan’s independence
Poland wants Europe to have closer strategic partnership with US rather than autonomy
The meeting between Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki and Vice President Kamala Harris has underlined the difference in approach between Poland and France with regard to building a strategic, close alliance with the USA
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a global whirlwind
The old post-Cold War world has ended and will not return, writes Polish political scientist and philosopher Marek A. Cichocki
Will the EU speed up accession of Western Balkans following Russian invasion of Ukraine?
The EU has chosen to hold a summit on the Western Balkans for the first time in the region itself, indicating it is waking up to the fact that Russia and China have been increasing their influence in the region, writes Goran Andrijanić
First Polish electric car to be produced in cooperation with Chinese multinational
Poland is closer to beginning the production of its own electric car called Izera
Civil liberties and citizenship under threat around the world due to rise of despotism
Europe is replacing the idea of citizenship, freedom of speech, and pluralism in a process that could lead to a decrease in civic freedom, warns political scientist and philosopher Marek A. Cichocki
While German politicians plan to sell off the strategic Hamburg port to China, Italy’s Meloni is promoting ‘Made in Italy’
There is an effective remedy against Chinese influence: Consistent production and consumption in Europe
Poland buys 300 rocket launchers from South Korea
The launchers will be used on the eastern flank of NATO
Cyber attacks against Poland up 35% as Russian, Belarusian and Chinese groups target Polish military
The Polish army has become the main target of hacking campaigns, reveals Polish daily Rzeczpospolita citing research from Israeli cybersecurity experts
Coal is back in record fashion
The latest forecast from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that the dirtiest of all fossil fuels, and the one still dominant in Poland’s energy mix, is making a big comeback on a truly global scale
What sanctions? Russia rakes in tens of billions as China becomes biggest importer of Russian energy
Russia is currently making a mockery of sanctions after earning what is likely record revenues from oil and gas sales
Italian city plans controversial social credit system
Italians could be rewarded for ‘good behavior,’ but questions have been raised about how legal the whole project is

EXCLUSIVE: Committing to net zero in current crisis is ‘suicidal,’ former Conservative UK MEP warns Boris Johnson
In a wide-ranging interview with Remix News, the Freedom Association Chairman David Campbell Bannerman discussed energy resources, illegal immigration and the rise in Chinese influence across U.K. educational institutions
Russia’s gold reserves may be mostly useless
China is the only potential buyer of Russian gold, but may not want to anger the U.S. with such a move

Viktor Orbán walks his own path on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
PM Orbán explains Hungary’s position on the war in Ukraine, his country’s energy security policy, and how China will play a key role in his country’s future
Russia-China alliance: Russian banks to team up with China’s UnionPay after Mastercard and Visa cut service
Russian banks will adopt the Chinese payment system after Mastercard and Visa cut its services to the country
Beijing: 14 years later
Since the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, much remains the same, writes Jan Maciejewski for Poland’s Rzeczpospolita newspaper
Czechia should maintain normal relations with China, claims former president
An open and patient exchange of views free of unnecessary prejudices and domestic politics is necessary, says Václav Klaus
Russia and China agree on common position on Ukraine following ministerial meeting in Beijing
China assured Russia of its “understanding and support”

George Soros expresses hope for regime change in Hungary and China
Chinese communism turns out to be an obstacle for those spreading Western liberal Marxism
Russia and China are fueled by their desire for revenge resulting from a sense of historical injustice
Moscow and Beijing’s policy is not directed by the same criteria as the liberal West’s when it comes to Ukraine and Taiwan, writes political scientist Marek A. Cichocki
Poland’s president will attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony despite US-led diplomatic boycott
“Further criticism of China just to please the Americans is no longer in Poland’s interest”
Poland is becoming a frontline country
Russia is forcing a revision of the rules of the post-Cold War international order and Poland’s future depends on the West’s response, writes Marek A. Cichocki
EU to compete with China for influence with €300 billion in foreign investments
China’s growing influence is greatly tied to its investments in infrastructure in foreign countries, which the EU now wants to counter with its own huge investment package
Czechia is one of the most resistant countries to the influence of Russia and China in the region
Of the reviewed countries, Serbia is the least resistant to the influence of Russia and China
Uyghurs persecuted by China to elect a government in exile in Prague
Political support for the event is relatively cautious, says a diplomatic source
Czechia and Taiwan sign memoranda of economic cooperation
It is our duty to support democracies in other parts of the world, says the Czech senate president
Taiwanese foreign minister‘s visit to Czechia angers China
China expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with the visit
‘We are in a Cold War’, Niall Ferguson says
The United States and China are waging a Cold War, and despite its reluctance, Europe will eventually have to choose a side, Scottish historian Niall Ferguson told news and opinion portal Mandiner
Qatari-funded Al Jazeera grills Hungarian minister on human rights
The Al Jazeera interview of Hungary’s foreign minister was a textbook example of the contempt with which global media outlets financed by undemocratic governments or shady oligarchs treat democratically elected governments
Czechia blocks China from nuclear project, but China wants in
Minister of Industry Karel Havlíček says that Czechia will not budge on this one
Can Biden be trusted? AUKUS foreign policy blunder leaves European allies reeling
Biden sends out another signal to his European allies that he cannot be trusted
China: George Soros is a ‘global economic terrorist’
Soros is compared to Satan and characterized as destroyer of civilizations in Chinese state media
Chinese battery maker builds €185 million plant in Hungary
Hungary’s policy of maintaining strong trade relations with the East has turned into a success story
Chinese diplomat: COVID-19 origin research shouldn’t be politicized
In searching for the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, politics should not be mixed with science, Chinese ambassador Qi Dayu writes in a rare op-ed in Hungarian daily Magyar Hírlap.
China plans to create maximum-security biolabs over the next five years
In upcoming years, the global number of maximum-security biolabs could reach 60
Czech Senate calls for political boycott of Winter Olympics in China
The Chinese embassy in Prague has condemned this appeal
Hungarian opposition protests against Chinese university plans, government promises referendum
Student protests in Hungary over plans for a university with China ties
Opinion: China’s one-child policy has led to the country’s serious economic and social problems
Although China may still overcome its current demographic issues due to the nature of its system, what awaits the aging Western societies, writes Grzegorz Górny
Chinese press: Country must prepare for nuclear war with the US
China should rapidly increase nuclear warhead, missile count
Hungary to produce China’s COVID-19 vaccine
Hungary has one of the best vaccination rates in the world
The Great Wall of China is breaking over COVID-19
The question concerning China’s responsibility for the modern world’s greatest tragedy, the coronavirus, is now being asked increasingly more, writes Jerzy Haszczynski
Head of French armed forces: ‘We’re heading towards a reorganization of the world order’
Europe cannot pick sides in the battle between the US and China, warns a top French general
Report: Global military spending on the rise despite pandemic
Poland’s defense spending has increased 60 percent between 2011 and 2020, according to the latest report out of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Merkel wants WHO to take the lead in approving vaccines
China in no hurry to ask for European approval for its Sinopharm vaccine
WHO may approve Sinopharm vaccine before end of April
Croatia just blocked China from buying a major port. What does it mean for Central Europe?
In a move to stop Chinese influence in South-Central Europe, Croatia broke off a €2.7 billion tender with China under pressure from the EU and US, writes Goran Andrijanić for portal Trimarium.pl
Russia and China agree to build joint lunar base in effort to challenge US dominance in space
Czechia joins 14 countries raising concerns about WHO investigation in China
The move is unexpected for Czechia
China can no longer be stopped
The endgame has begun, writes László Bogár
Uighur human rights row sparks tit-for-tat sanctions between China and EU
One Hungarian MEP also among those sanctioned by Beijing
Hungary approves two more coronavirus vaccines
Polish foreign policy turns to China as it finally begins playing on ‘two political pianos’
Poland’s main asset in international politics is its geographic location, and the country is starting to use it to its advantage, writes columnist with the pseudonym ‘Thansunke Witko’
Czech president asks China for the Sinopharm vaccine
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš asked Zeman to approach China
China’s Xi Jinping: We are ready to deliver vaccines to Poland
China and Poland should strengthen their strategic communication and deepen their pragmatic cooperation, as well as jointly respond to different threats and challenges, Xi Jinping said
Will Poland purchase China’s COVID-19 vaccine?
Poland joins a number of EU countries seeking vaccines from China
Slow 5G growth could stifle Europe, Ericsson CEO warns
Excessive bureaucracy could leave Europe behind the US and China
President Zeman attends V4 summit, celebrates 30 years of alliance
Zeman praised solidarity and friendship in the Visegrad Four
Hungary’s PM Orbán says East-West cooperation needed in new economic era
The coronavirus pandemic has changed global politics and the economy
The not-so-secret weapon of China: rare earth metals
China controls the global supply of elements used in everything from computers to electric cars
The EU trade agreement with totalitarian China will define Germany’s EU presidency
Brussels turns a blind eye to democratic values when it comes to its trade agreement with China but spares no criticism for democracies in Hungary and Poland, writes Małgorzata Wołczyk for Polish news portal Dorzeczy.pl
To counter Russia, war hawk John Bolton advises Poland to intensify contacts with Biden administration
Former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump has said that Poland should do more to intensify contacts with the new US administration in order to lobby for a determined stance against Russia
The EU rewards communist China with massive trade deal while lecturing Hungary and Poland on liberal values and democracy
Despite human rights abuses, signs of genocide, and imprisonment of a million Muslims, the EU rewards China with a trade deal while pursuing rule-of-law sanctions against Hungary and Poland
Rule of law conflict points towards transformation of EU into a European superstate, says Polish political author
Rafał Ziemkiewicz writes that that an attempt to build a European state may end with EU’s dissolution
China still blocking entry of WHO team tasked with investigating COVID-19 origin
Ten-men WHO team yet to be allowed entry
Czech Military Intelligence warns of rising threat of World War III outbreak
Tensions between global powers like Russia, the US, and China have raised the prospect of a global conflict
China attempts to reign in its internet giants
Retailers, social networks and payment systems targeted
Leaders of Russia, China, Brazil, Turkey, Mexico, Slovenia, and Estonia refuse to acknowledge Biden as president-elect
Hungary to get early vaccine samples from Russia and China
After testing, it could be the first EU country to have a viable vaccine
Chinese firm linked to communist government collected data on PM Orbán’s family, other influential Hungarians
Business leaders, politicians, academics, and journalists were all targeted by the firm
China to begin trial for alleged Taiwanese spy who lived in Prague
The spy allegedly gathered intelligence in Prague
Tech giant Lenovo builds first European factory in Hungary
An investment of 8.2 billion forints is expected to create 1,000 jobs
Czechia is interested in economic relations with Taiwan, constitutional officials agree
Czechia adheres to the One-China principle
China closes the door to Czech entrepreneurs who traveled to Taiwan with Senate President
Russia flexes military muscle at upcoming Caucasus military exercise
Chinese minister: Czech Senate president crossed a ‘red line’ visiting Taiwan, which is communist China’s territory
China warns Czechia will ‘pay a high price’ over Czech Senate president’s visit to Taiwan
Chinese foreign minister said that Czech Senate President Miloš Vystrčil would pay a high price for his visit of Taiwan
Europe must stand united against China, writes top German minister
Europe must use the single market as leverage, writes German Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth
Czech internet platform and Huawei agree on strategic partnership
Seznam.cz will replace Google services on Huawei phones
Mercedes recalls over 660,000 cars in China over oil leak
Vehicles made between 2013 and 2018 recalled
Opinion: The suicide of the West through “woke culture”
Has “wokeness” gone too far?
NBH governor: No one will win cold war 2.0
The US-Chinese global race for domination is changing
What does Hungary’s drift towards China mean for Poland?
Central-Eastern Europe is finding itself in a crucial and fragile position between American and Chinese interests, writes Marek Budzisz in an opinion piece
China asked WHO to cover up coronavirus pandemic, deny human-to-human transmission: German intelligence
WHO denies withholding information, but German federal intelligence says it has evidence that China was influencing the organization
US and Chinese ambassadors to Poland clash over coronavirus crisis on Twitter
The American ambassador accused the Chinese government of being responsible for the coronavirus pandemic
Opinion: Kissinger promotes the Western liberal order during coronavirus crisis
Henry Kissinger proposes the return of the Western liberal order, but the West must create a new formula for itself if it wants to regain control over its destiny, writes Marek A. Cichocki
China protests Czechia accepting Taiwanese coronavirus medical aid
Chinese diplomacy protests against Czech-Taiwanese cooperation
Chinese economy shrinks 6.8 percent in Q1
First decline in 28 years
Coronavirus: Poland receives 80 tons of medical equipment from China
Will China compensate American losses due to the coronavirus pandemic?
The coronavirus pandemic has heated the Sino-American conflict and events are pushing towards a confrontation between Beijing and Washington, writes Grzegorz Górny.
Poland creates air bridge with China for coronavirus medical supplies
The Polish government has purchased large amounts of medical equipment from China to fight the coronavirus
China hid truth about coronavirus and tried to ‘save face’, writes US ambassador to Poland
Georgette Mosbacher harshly criticized China’s government for suppressing coronavirus information
Hungary thanks China for swift coronavirus gear assistance
Hungary receives hundreds of tons of medical equipment from China
20 coronavirus quotes showing how open borders and political correctness came before public health
Politicians, journalists and health officials demonstrate why political correctness and open borders were often more important than public health
Fears of being called ‘racist’ harmed Italy’s coronavirus response, says leading Italian virologist
Coronavirus: Czechia receives receives 150,000 rapid test kits, demands every citizen wears face mask
150,000 rapid coronavirus testers delivered to Prague