Reconnect China Policy Brief 20: The China-Russia partnership and the Ukraine war: aligned but not allied 19 February 2025 - Executive summary: China and Russia maintain a strategic partnership rooted in shared opposition to the U.S. and liberal democracies, but their relationship is shaped more by pragmatism than trust. While Putin and Xi declared a "friendship without limits" before Russia’s… Read more Reconnect China Policy Brief 19: Technical Standards, Soft Connectivity and China’s Belt and Road: Towards greater convergence or fragmentation? 14 February 2025 - Executive summary: As the intensification of geopolitical competition points toward increased global fragmentation, the definition of technical standards for future markets and industries will play an important role in determining just how deep the fissures will run. China has been… Read more
ReConnect China podcast: The fast evolving Chinese AI innovation ecosystem 4 February 2025 - The 11th episode of the ReConnect China podcast series dives into China’s vision to become the global leader in Artificial Intelligence by 2030. Central to this mission are key initiatives like the National AI Team, Open Innovation Platforms, and Pilot… Read more
Featured article: Unlocking the power of MOOCs in disseminating basic knowledge about China to European students 3 February 2025 - Since the beginning of 2024, European students and the wider public have had the opportunity to enroll in open-access Bachelor-level online courses introducing various aspects of contemporary China. These massive open online courses (MOOCs), developed by the ReConnect China project,… Read more
First school visit in Estonia by our partner University of Tartu 27 January 2025 - At the end of last year, ReConnect China researcher Urmas Hõbepappel of University of Tartu Asia Centre had a great opportunity to meet students from classes 11 and 12 of the Tallinn French Lyceum. The lecture was focused on China-related… Read more
Reconnect China Policy Brief 18: Partner, competitor, or both? Thoughts on derisking in EU-China economic relations 20 January 2025 - Executive summary: The EU and its member states are gradually clarifying what the concept of derisking means for its economic relationship with China. Derisking is a useful concept to frame EU-China relations since there are risks in close ties to… Read more ReConnect China Podcast: ‘Research Security in Research Cooperation with China’ 7 January 2025 - The results of a survey on research security in collaborations between Austria and China reveal a fundamental lack of knowledge—not only about key terms related to research security but also about the current policy strategies and recommendations shaping EU-China research… Read more
First school visit carried out in Sweden by our partner UI 27 December 2024 - The first of the ReConnect China school visits in Sweden, carried our by Patrik Andersson from our partner UI, took place on December 18 in Stockholm. Patrik visited Östra Reals Gymnasium. During his visit, he provided a lecture introducing China’s… Read more ReConnect China Podcast: ‘Unpacking China’s COVID-19 Aid Diplomacy: Implications for Global Health’ 20 December 2024 - In this episode of the Reconnect China podcast, Hermann Aubié, Senior Researcher at the University of Turku, delves into China's COVID-19 aid diplomacy in Europe. Aubié explores the fragmented nature of China's global donation campaign, highlighting the roles of both… Read more ReConnect China x China Horizons Podcast: Exploring China’s transformation on the occasion of the PRC’s 75 years anniversary 19 December 2024 - The two coordinators of the China Horizons and ReConnect China projects, Prof. Kjeld Erik Brødgaard and Prof. Bart Dessein, are diving into the complex and fascinating story of China’s transformation on the occasion of the PRC’s 75-year anniversary on October… Read more