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The baton of the EU Council Presidency is handed over to the Czech Republic. Prague will spend the next six months indirectly dealing with China, the most important item on the agenda being and remaining Russia's war against Ukraine. The Czech Foreign Ministry has already warned Beijing: Relations with Moscow will be closely monitored. Lithuania could hope for more tailwind from the EU with the (still) 16+1 member Czech Republic.
By Amelie Richter
China wants to contain all infection strands in the country and possibly isolate itself for years to come. The public reacts outraged.
By Redaktion Table
In addition to its security-driven strategy in the Indo-Pacific, the US finally introduced an economic component in form of IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework) aimed at reducing China’s economic dominance. However, this will be difficult to achieve given the strong dependence of IPEF members on China and the preference among ASEAN countries to hedge between US and China.
By Redaktion Table