Forty years ago, the government of the People’s Republic of China issued a message to the people of Taiwan, indicating that it was no longer pursuing unification mainly through force, but that it preferred and prioritised peaceful means. Today, although President Xi Jinping did not remove the military option from the table in his last
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The 21st EU-China Summit held in Brussels on April 9 has attracted huge public attention. After the summit, in light of the conclusion of a joint statement, both the EU and China appear to have considered proceedings a success. Especially from the EU side, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, claimed that the negotiations
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On 9 April, the European Institute for Asian Studies had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Abdul Abiad, Director of the Macroeconomic Research Division at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), to share his insights on the ADB’s latest flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook 2019 (ADO). To get the event underway, Mr. Erik Famaey, Senior Associate of EIAS, gave a
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The resignation of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the first and only President the Republic of Kazakhstan has ever had, marks the end of an era for a country that has managed to rise from the status of a disenfranchised former Soviet nation to a prosperous crossroad for a new Silk Road. From the 24th of April
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Financial technology – or FinTech – encapsulates everything related to the emerging digital and financial services sector of recent years. It is an industry where technology and digitalization are used to provide more efficient usage and delivery of financial services. FinTech is about innovation, but it is also about interaction and financial interconnectivity between people.
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Order book in Dutch. Order book in English. On 24 January, the European Institute for Asian Studies hosted the timely launch of the book entitled: “The US vs China – Asia’s New Cold War?”. In light of the recent developments in the relationship between two of today’s major powers, the book, authored by Ms Jude
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From 20 to 22 January, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev made an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany. Main events were scheduled for January 21, when President Mirziyoyev held negotiations with President Steinmeier, Chancellor Merkel, and Bundestag President Schäuble. On January 22, meetings with Minister President of Bavaria Söder
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In the past year, the world’s security landscape and economic development have witnessed high levels of volatility. The Trump-Kim summit has ostensibly eased tensions between North Korea and the United States, nonetheless, it is hard to predict how this situation will eventually turn out. In addition, Trump’s propensity to make decisions unilaterally has brought about
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On 5th December, EIAS held an event on EU Taiwan investment relations. This event centred on the importance of putting more effort into improving the investment relations between the EU and Taiwan. The speakers for this event were experts on Euro-Asian trade, a representative from the Belgian business community, a representative from the EU, a
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On 21 November an article by President Nursultan Nazarbayev was released to national media. The article is entitled “The Seven Facets of the Great Steppe”, and redefines the role played by the history of Kazakhstan in shaping national identity. As Edward Said suggested while examining cultural representations, Eurocentric approaches to global history present biases against
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