China has become the most prominent third actor in the Western Balkans.
The country’s activities are spread unevenly across the region, but they follow a common approach.
This approach is marked by China’s wide-ranging efforts to establish itself in key economic areas and to gradually position itself as an indispensable actor.
China is slowly transforming its interactions with Western Balkans countries in sectors such as culture, media, and politics into long-term and institutionalised relationships.
As European and US ambivalence towards the Western Balkans persists, the region will be in increasing danger of falling into an endless spiral of competition between various foreign actors.
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, January 29
Beijing said today that it approved of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s suggestion of “three mutuals” and “eight proposit
Experts warn of China s growing media influence in Africa
China is rapidly accelerating its presence in Africa s media landscape, with the state-run Xinhua News Agency boasting the largest correspondent network on the continent. Is Africa s free press at risk?
China is tightening its influence on Africa s media landscape
From infrastructure development to trade, film, and education there s no doubt China s presence in Africa is having a significant influence on the continent.
But how has China been winning the so-called war of hearts and minds of more than one billion Africans? For China, propaganda has positive connotations, it is seen as a proactive tool in educating and shaping opinions to contribute to a harmonious society, Ivana Karaskova, an expert on Chinese foreign and security policy, said during a virtual panel discussionon Friday. The event, dubbed Telling China s story well Beijing s attempts to reign into media in Africa and Europe, was organized by
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Authorities in Shanghai have confirmed at least six new cases of COVID-19, imposing a localized lockdown on a residential compound in downtown Huangpu district, local health officials and residents said on Friday.
Municipal health authorities are currently tracking close contacts of the confirmed cases, the state-run
Global Times newspaper reported, adding that more than 15,000 people might have come into contact with them or had overlapping travel histories.
Of those, 74 people have tested negative for COVID-19, it said, while three cases imported from overseas were also reported.
The Zhaotong residential compound in Huangpu district has been placed under lockdown by health officials, with nobody allowed in or out and all nearby shops closed, according to video posted to social media from the scene on Friday.