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).
Policy-relevant, research-based analysis and advice on China-related issues
We are an independent national expertise centre at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs
RECENT
Launch: China-Russia dashboard – with interactive grapichs and data-driven analysis
ANALYSIS
18 June, 2025
China’s sanctions gambit: Formal and informal economic coercion in the second trade war
In the first half of 2025, China responded to the renewed US–China trade war with more aggressive and sophi...
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...
3 June, 2025
What is China’s message to the Global South?
China tells the Global South a story of shared identity, development, and demands global reform.
CHINA-RUSSIA DASHBOARD
Sino-Russian relations are closer today than they have been in decades. In these times of historic geopolitical tensions, it is all the more important to understand the nature and elements of the relationship of two of the world’s most influential powers.
This dashboard aims to contribute to a better understanding by tracking and analyzing the economic, political, security, and societal dimensions of China-Russia relations and their changing quality over time.
China and Russia
5 March, 2025
What the Yi Peng 3 cable-cutting incident reveals about China-Russia relations
Four hypotheses on China’s involvement in the Baltic Sea cable sabotage and its impact on Russia-China relations.
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"...
22 October, 2024
Sino-Russian cooperation in the Arctic: Implications for Nordic countries and recommended policy responses
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the two countries pledged to strengthen their cooperatio...
THE EU AND CHINA
28 June, 2024
National Perspectives on Europe’s De-risking from China
A report by the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC)
11 December, 2024
Security concerns regarding Chinese connected cars: A short overview
The rise of electric vehicles (EVs) and smart car technology is increasingly raising concerns over cybersec...
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.
16 May, 2024
The growing secrecy around China’s mineral resource planning: implications for the EU
China is becoming increasingly enigmatic about its long-term plans for the sector.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
China’s limited role in Ukraine’s reconstruction: expectations, constraints and strategic opportunities