2021/04/21 12:40 Ke Liang-ruey (left), Jakub Janda. (EVC photo) Ke Liang-ruey (left), Jakub Janda. (EVC photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The Czech think tank European Values Center (EVC) for Security Policy is planning to open a branch in Taiwan this year. On Tuesday (April 20), Taiwan s Representative to the Czech Republic Ke Liang-ruey (柯良叡) and EVC Director Jakub Janda signed a partnership agreement expressing support for the planned office. It slated to open in the second half of this year and will be the first in Taipei to be run by a private European think tank, according to a press release from the organization. The Taipei branch will be set up as part of the EVC s Red Watch Program. According to the center, Red Watch is its flagship program designed to monitor Chinese influence operations.