Changes in China’s Policy Towards Countries of Central Europe
Changes in China’s Policy Towards Countries of Central Europe

Author(s): Marcin Przychodniak
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: China; policy; Central Europe; foreign policy;
Summary/Abstract: In 2021, China modified its policy towards the countries of Central Europe, differentiating between them in terms of their relations with Taiwan, the U.S., or influence on EU policy towards China. Some states viewed as friendly, including Hungary, Serbia, and Poland, are encouraged to cooperate through such means as investments, but against perceived opponents, such as Lithuania, Czechia, and Slovakia, China uses political and economic sanctions. Relations with the countries of the region are increasingly treated by China as an instrument of influence vis-à-vis Germany and institutions of the EU. It is in the interests of Central European countries to support the reduction of the EU’s economic dependence on China and to restrain political cooperation with it.

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