1 December, 2025
Unequal partners: Consequences of the power shift in Sino-Russian relations
Shifting power dynamics are reshaping China and Russia's relations and roles in the Arctic and Central Asia.
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ANALYSIS
14 November, 2025
Swedish research collaborations with China still increasing, but politically more difficult
In recent decades, China has become Sweden’s fourth largest research partner.
6 November, 2025
China–Russia military cooperation targeting Taiwan could link the European and Asia–Pacific theaters
China and Russia’s expanding military cooperation marks a deepening quasi-alliance that compels defense pla...
6 November, 2025
Friends Moving Apart? China and Russia at the United Nations
While the two countries remain closely aligned in their voting, data shows a gradual decline in coordination.
15 October, 2025
China’s interests in Africa
Chinese narratives advocating for a multipolar international order find strong resonance across the continent.
CHINA-RUSSIA DASHBOARD
Sino-Russian relations are now closer than at any point in recent decades. Amid today’s historic geopolitical tensions, understanding the character and components of the relationship between two of the world’s most influential powers is more crucial than ever.
The China-Russia dashboard seeks to support that understanding by tracking and analyzing the economic, political, security, and societal dimensions of China–Russia relations, as well as how their quality evolves over time.
China and Russia
1 December, 2025
Unequal partners: Consequences of the power shift in Sino-Russian relations
Shifting power dynamics are reshaping China and Russia's relations and roles in the Arctic and Central Asia.
9 June, 2025
CEE-Nordic Dialogue Explores the Strategic Logic and Limits of China-Russia Cooperation
On May 19, 2025, the CEE-Nordic Dialogue on China was co-organized by the China Observers in Central and Ea...
7 May, 2025
China-Russia trade: asymmetrical, yet indispensable
The current dynamics of the trade relationship between Russia and China highlight the unequal nature of the...
7 May, 2025
Joint military exercises signal deepening Russia-China strategic alignment
Russia and China are steadily strengthening their military and defence cooperation.
6 May, 2025
China-Russia alignment – a shared vision, without fully seeing eye to eye
Despite growing alignment between China and Russia, the countries’ self-proclaimed "no-limits partnership"...
our Network
European China Knowledge Network (ECKN)
A network established to bring together EU representatives and China experts across the union.
European Think-tank Network on China
A gathering of China experts from a selection of European think tanks focusing on Chinese foreign policy and EU-China relations.
CEE-Nordic Dialogue on China
A platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration among actors in the Nordic, Baltic, and Central and Eastern European regions.
ReConnect China
A Horizon Europe project examining the opportunities and challenges in Europe's relations with China.
Research and education about China in Sweden in collaboration with Mälardalen University
Samarbete med MDU inom olika forskningsprojekt.
THE EU AND CHINA
26 June, 2025
Quest for Strategic Autonomy? Europe Grapples with the US – China Rivalry
A report by the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC).
25 September, 2025
Fighting plastics pollution: An opportunity for EU-China cooperation
The continued non-negotiation of a global plastics treaty calls for alternative strategies for collaboration.
28 June, 2024
National Perspectives on Europe’s De-risking from China
A report by the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC)
7 June, 2024
China’s foreign election interference: an overview of its global impact
The country has interfered in many democratic elections around the world in the post-Cold War period.
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
11 October, 2024
Chinese presence in the Swedish wind energy sector: Vulnerabilities and risks
Chinese state-owned companies control 10.4 percent of Sweden’s installed wind power capacity.
13 October, 2025
Navigating Research Security: Experts Debate Collaboration with China
On September 10, 2025, the second iteration of the CEE-Nordic Dialogue on China took place – this time focu...
15 February, 2024
Research security as part of the EU’s economic security strategy
A new proposal urges Members to update their policies concerning international research collaborations.
21 April, 2023
Restructuring for self-reliance: The implications of China’s science and technology overhaul
What do recently announced changes in China’s science policy and organisation mean for European stakeholders?
8 February, 2023
EU recommendations on tackling foreign interference in research and innovation: Implications for European research collaboration with China
What do the EU recommendations mean for European research collaboration with China?
SECURITY AND INTERFERENCE
16 May, 2025
Sources of instability – reading China’s new national security white paper
China’s new white paper on national security outlines a broad and increasingly complex risk landscape.
29 August, 2024
Chinese game changers? Potential risks associated with Chinese investments in the global video game industry
An in-depth case study to examine the Chinese presence in the gaming industry.
30 May, 2024
Navigating Chinese presence in the Swedish media landscape
The CCP interacts with the news media in several different ways.
4 April, 2024
New developments in NATO-China relations and their potential impact on Sweden’s future relations with China
Chinese-Swedish bilateral relations are unlikely to change in the short term.
23 February, 2024
Is a conflict over Taiwan drawing near? A review of available forecasts and scenarios
A review of forecasts of and scenarios for a conflict over Taiwan undertaken in the period 2013–2023.
Security concerns regarding Chinese connected cars: A short overview