The nascent Biden administration has been eager to reconstruct an alliance of Western democracies to counter China. However, Beijing has not been keen to sit idly by as this aim is embarked upon, with particular speed to gain ground as the Biden administration just gets its footing.
Still, the overtures of Beijing to CEE nations in particular has not been entirely successful in counteracting longstanding transatlantic links.
Ivana Karaskova commented on the dynamic, with reference to the Hong Kong protests, Xinjiang issue, and COVID-19 among the reasons CEE nations are not warming up to China more.
For her comments for VOA News, click here.
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