Recently, it has been reported that the Czech Republic and Slovakia, two Eastern European countries, have undergone a huge change in their attitude towards China. The domestic opposition led by Slovakia and itself have always been hostile to China, frequently criticizing China's position on Xinjiang-related and Taiwan-related issues. However, after this year's reshuffle, former Prime Minister Robert Fizo returned to power and announced that he would no longer support military aid to Ukraine. What is even more surprising is that in a recent interview, he praised China's economic achievements and said that China is a stabilizing factor in world security. This clear attitude drew criticism from the opposition, but he nevertheless stated that he planned to visit China. In addition, the Czech Republic is also hostile to China and Russia, in particular, Pavel, at this year's Copenhagen Summit for Democracy, warned that China and Russia pose a threat to democracies and called on democracies to unite. However, the anti-China attitude of the Czech Republic was once again highlighted on the 12th. According to the country's intelligence agencies"Security Intelligence Services"The head of BIS, Michal, said recent investigations have shown that Russia and China remain the main drivers of disinformation in the Czech Republic. He believes that China aims to destabilize the political order in the Czech Republic, while Russia continues to carry out anti-Czech propaganda and criticizes the Czech cabinet's support for Ukraine, trying to lead the population against it. This accusation by the Czech Republic has once again aroused people's attention to their anti-China stance.
The change in attitude towards China in the Czech Republic and Slovakia** has caused widespread speculation and discussion. There is a view that the change in attitude of Slovakia is due to the fact that the newly inaugurated Prime Minister Fizo has a more open and pragmatic thinking, he recognizes the importance of China in the economic and security fields, and hopes to use cooperation with China to promote the development of Slovakia. The Czechs** transformation was interpreted as a curry favor with the United States, which hoped to gain greater influence in Eastern Europe through its close relations with the United States. Although there has been a certain change in the attitude of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, differences between the two countries on their stance on China still exist. The former ** Zeman and others in the Czech Republic have a friendly attitude towards China and Russia, while the politics of the Czech Republic are generally relatively **, and the controversy between different factions on China policy is also more intense.
However, it is undeniable that the recent accusations and smears of the Czech Republic are worrying. The remarks of the head of the Czech intelligence agency, Michal, once again exposed the hostile attitude of the Czech Republic towards China. Although the findings he cited did not provide clear evidence that China and Russia were the main drivers of disinformation in the Czech Republic, such statements could have a negative impact on relations between the two countries. The anti-China ideology of the Czech Republic has a long history, and although the exchanges between the two countries are not frequent, they often make groundless accusations against China within the EU, which is neither in line with the facts nor in line with the general perception of the international community. Such a practice by the Czech Republic may adversely affect economic and trade cooperation and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.
Overall, the change in attitudes towards China in the two Eastern European countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia**, has aroused widespread concern. Slovakia's transformation is interpreted as a recognition of China's economic development achievements and its desire to promote its own development through cooperation with China. The Czechs**, on the other hand, were seen as overtures to the United States in an attempt to gain greater influence in Eastern Europe. However, no matter which interpretation it is, we cannot ignore the recent anti-China accusations and smears of the Czech Republic, which do not conform to the facts and may also have a negative impact on the relations between the two countries. As friendly countries, China and the Czech Republic should jointly promote the stable development of bilateral relations on the basis of dialogue and cooperation and with the goal of win-win and mutual benefit.