The change in Slovakia's attitude toward China is a huge change after this year's reshuffle. Former Prime Minister Robert Fizo, after returning to power, announced that he would no longer support military assistance to Ukraine, and praised China's economic achievements and stable contribution to world security in an interview. This unequivocal attitude drew criticism from the opposition, but Fizzo nevertheless announced plans to visit China.
There may be some reasons behind this change in attitude. Slovakia** has taken a tough stance on China in the past few years and has frequently slandered China. However, in the reshuffled **, Fizo clearly expressed a different point of view than before. This may be his sincere appreciation for China's economic achievements, or it may be a trade-off in his handling of domestic and foreign political issues.
It is worth mentioning that Slovakia's anti-Chinese rhetoric does not come from everyone in **. In the past few years, although Slovakia has not had frequent contacts with China, there are still some politicians in the country who are friendly to China. This political situation has given Slovakia a kind of "qualitative" that lacks a basis in its foreign relations.
Like Slovakia, the Czech** has always been very unfriendly towards China and hostile to China and Russia. At the Copenhagen Summit for Democracy in May, Pavel jointly warned democracies to unite against the threat posed by China and Russia. The Czech intelligence agency, the Security Intelligence Service, also said that China and Russia remained the main drivers of disinformation. The Czech Republic has always had a history of slander and smears against China, even though the country has had less contact with China.
The reasons for the hostile attitude of the Czech Republic towards China and Russia can be explained in a number of ways. First of all, the Czech Republic has close ties with the United States and aspires to fully integrate into the Western world system dominated by the United States. The hostile attitude toward China and Russia is a manifestation of its overtures to the United States. Second, some Czech politicians have populist ideas and are more focused on currying favor with internal and external support. Finally, the Czechs may be inclined to traditional ideas and have a bias against China.
However, there are also politicians in the Czech Republic who are friendly to China and Russia. Former ** Zeman is one of them. This political situation makes it impossible to unify the attitude towards China and Russia within the Czech Republic.
The change in attitude in Slovakia** has sparked speculation about whether there will be a similar shift in the Czech Republic. However, on the 12th, the Czech Republic again charged China. Michal, the head of the country's intelligence agency, said that Russia and China remain the main promoters of Czech disinformation, with China's aim to destabilize the Czech political order and Russia's propaganda attacks on the Czech Republic.
This statement shows that the hostile attitude of the Czech Republic towards China and Russia has not changed. Some experts believe that the anti-Chinese ideology of the Czech Republic is deeply rooted, and the main reason for this is the populist ideas of politicians and the pursuit of support from Western countries.
Compared with Slovakia, the Czech Republic has not changed significantly in its attitude towards China. The Czech Republic made overtures to the United States and tried to become its bridgehead in Eastern Europe. This kind of "screaming" voice of a small country in the international arena may be more about maintaining a sense of presence in the discourse.
Slovakia and the Czech Republic, two Eastern European countries, have stark differences in their attitudes towards China and Russia. After the reshuffle of Slovakia**, Prime Minister Fizo had a positive change in China, but the hostile attitude of the Czech Republic did not change. This difference is mainly due to the position of politicians and the motivation to curry favor with both internal and external people.
Although the transformation of Slovakia** has not yet had an impact on the Czech Republic, there are politicians in the Czech Republic who are friendly to China and Russia. The Czech** is deeply hostile to China, but the country has less contact with China and more of a voice to maintain close ties with the United States and gain a presence on the international stage.
Under the current international situation, the attitude of Eastern European countries toward China and Russia needs to be comprehensively considered and cannot be too one-sided. The opportunities for Sino-Russian exchanges and cooperation with their countries far outweigh the threats. By strengthening exchanges and cooperation, Eastern European countries are expected to gain more development opportunities in the economic, cultural and political fields.