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Against a combustible backdrop of the kind of religious and ethno-nationalist tensions that are taking down its current government, Montenegrins shared markedly differing takeaways from a shocking mass shooting this month.

Estonia and Latvia leave Beijing's diplomatic framework; Russian propaganda on Taiwan; Kyiv's China policy; and a new UN report on Xinjiang.

From Wang Yi’s Central Asia trip to the Czech Republic considering leaving China’s “16+1,” this edition of the China In Eurasia newsletter looks at how Chinese influence is diverging across the world.

As a new government settles into office in Podgorica, questions are once again being raised about the troubled Chinese project that has only resulted in a 41-kilometer section of road in eight years.

The West Searches For How To Compete With Chinas Belt And Road May 19, 2021 07:36 GMT Share share Print Welcome back to the China In Eurasia briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter tracking China’s resurgent influence from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. As you may have heard, the China In Eurasia newsletter will now be going out twice a month. Expect to see it in your inbox on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. I’m RFE/RL correspondent Reid Standish and here’s what I’m following righ...

share Print PODGORICA -- Ecological concerns are piling up on a billion-dollar stretch of new highway through a picturesque river canyon at the confluence of competing influences in the Balkans. The delayed, 42-kilometer section of Montenegros Bar-to-Boljare motorway is already under intense scrutiny over the cash-strapped Adriatic coast nations decision seven years ago to hire a Chinese builder and take on nearly $1 billion in debt to construct it. This week, under public pressure, the China R...

Beijings Controversial European Projects Get Pushed Into The Spotlight May 05, 2021 06:47 GMT Share share Print Welcome back to the China In Eurasia briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter tracking China’s resurgent influence from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. Big news! The China In Eurasia newsletter will now be going out twice a month. Expect to see it in your inbox on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. I’m RFE/RL correspondent Reid Standish and here’s what I’m following right now...