The saga of CEFC and China's push into Central and Eastern Europe

Sinica Podcast

Kaiser Kuo

Culture, China News, Hangzhou, Chinese, International Relations, Chongqing, Beijing, Sichuan, Currentaffairs, China, Politics, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, China Economy, News, China Politics, Business, Film, Shenzhen

4.8 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

This week’s show was recorded in Prague, where major developments in the continuing saga of a mysterious Chinese company called CEFC, with deep ties to the Czech president, Milos Zeman, unfolded during a recent visit by Kaiser. He spoke with Martin Hála of Charles University in Prague about the rise and fall of CEFC, and what this means not only for China’s efforts to expand its presence in Central and Eastern Europe, but also for China’s Belt and Road Initiative more broadly. Recommendations: Martin: An investigative journalistic piece on CEFC by Andrew Chubb. Kaiser: An Atlantic article on the class divide in America by Matthew Stewart, titled “The birth of the new American aristocracy,” and one in The American Interest by Damir Marusic, titled “The dangers of democratic determinism.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1:34.7	I'm Kaiser Guo, and today I am in the beautiful city of Prague in the Czech Republic,
1:37.9	where I've had a couple of very enjoyable speaking engagements.
1:40.8	As some of you may know, here in the Czech Republic,
1:44.1	one China story has absolutely dominated the news and much of conversation
1:45.3	in the last couple of years, the mysterious China C-E-F-C energy company, or as it's known in Chinese,
1:52.5	Hua Xin, and its relationship to Czech President Milo Shizaman and his coterie. The fast rise and faster,
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