European researchers raise alarm over China s attempts to suppress criticism ANI | Updated: May 10, 2021 06:47 IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 10 (ANI): Some of Europe s China researchers have raised alarm over the repeated efforts of Chinese organisations to stifle criticism as Beijing seeks to aggressively crackdown on findings that cast the country in an unflattering light.
South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Slovakian academic Matej Simalcik received threatening mails from Luboslav Stora, the director of China-backed Confucius Institute in Bratislava. One of them said: Are you sleeping well? You should be in very big stress, when you are walking down the street. Be Patient. Big Brother is watching you, read a second mail, sent the next day.
European researchers raise alarm over China
ANI
10 May 2021, 11:27 GMT+10
Brussels [Belgium], May 10 (ANI): Some of Europe s China researchers have raised alarm over the repeated efforts of Chinese organisations to stifle criticism as Beijing seeks to aggressively crackdown on findings that cast the country in an unflattering light.
South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Slovakian academic Matej Simalcik received threatening mails from Luboslav Stora, the director of China-backed Confucius Institute in Bratislava. One of them said: Are you sleeping well? You should be in very big stress, when you are walking down the street. Be Patient. Big Brother is watching you, read a second mail, sent the next day.
2021/04/29 17:35 Flyer for online seminar (Political Capital photo) Flyer for online seminar (Political Capital photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Scholars from Taiwan and several Central European countries at an online seminar on Wednesday (April 28) and shared their experiences of countering China’s dissemination of false information. Co-organized by Taiwan’s Institute for National Policy Research and Hungarian think tank Political Capital, the meeting was titled “Chinese Disinformation in Europe, Taiwan and the World: Challenges and Perspectives.” It aimed to provide the audience with insights into the nature of pro-Beijing disinformation campaigns, discuss the impact these campaigns have on Taiwan and Europe, and find ways affected nations can counter Chinese disinformation.
No Slovakian visit planned, despite reports: ministry
By Lu Yi-hsuan
and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter
and staff writer, with CNA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said it does not expect high-ranking Slovakian officials to visit Taiwan soon, despite a report from the Central News Agency (CNA).
Following an online dialogue last week among the government-funded Institute for National Defense and Security Research, the Slovak Foreign Policy Association and the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS), CNA reported that the Slovakian government intended to deepen relations with Taiwan.
Citing CEIAS executive director Matej Simalcik, CNA reported that the Slovakian government was especially interested after Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil’s visit to Taiwan in August last year attracted lots of attention in Slovakia.