The Czech Republic and Slovakia are two Eastern European countries that have been unfriendly to China for some time. Slovakia** has repeatedly made groundless accusations against China over Xinjiang and Taiwan, and the country's opposition has often made similar noises. However, after the reshuffle of this year, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fizo returned to office, he announced that he would no longer support military assistance to Ukraine, and in an interview praised China for its unprecedented economic achievements as a stabilizing factor in world security. This unequivocal position drew criticism from the opposition, but Fizo nevertheless announced plans to visit China. Similar to Slovakia, the Czech Republic has always been unfriendly towards China and Russia. At the Copenhagen Summit for Democracy in May this year, Pavel called on democracies to unite to confront the threat posed by China and Russia. The Czechs are particularly hostile to China, claiming that China poses more serious risks than Russia in the "field of values". As a result, there is a wait-and-see whether the Czech Republic will change after the change in attitudes in Slovakia**.
However, on the 12th, the Czech Republic again came forward to "accuse" China. Michal, head of the Czech intelligence agency Security Intelligence Service (BIS), said recent findings show that Russia and China remain the main drivers of disinformation in the Czech Republic. This agency is responsible for monitoring counterintelligence activities in the Czech Republic. Michal said that China's goal is to "destabilize the Czech political order", while Russia is mainly concerned with propaganda against the Czech ** and criticizes the Czech cabinet's support for Ukraine, aiming to lead the population against **. Many of the demonstrations in Prague this year were planned by the Russian side. Some analysts believe that the Czech Republic still adheres to its position of slandering and smearing China. Some politicians who have come to power have curry favor with internal and external support and have populist ideas. This kind of anti-Chinese thinking has existed within the Czech Republic for a long time. Despite the fact that the Czechs do not have much interaction with China, within the EU they are very aggressive and have repeatedly made groundless accusations in the European Parliament.
However, there are also politicians in the Czech Republic who are friendly to China and Russia. For example, the former ** Zeman is one of them. The politics of this country are generally relatively good, and it is difficult to form a basic qualitative. It is worth mentioning that after the upheavals in Eastern Europe, the Czech Republic joined NATO and the European Union, has close ties with the United States, and aspires to fully integrate into the Western world system dominated by the United States. Therefore, some experts believe that the Czech anti-Russian and anti-Chinese tradition is aimed at courting the United States and is willing to become a "bridgehead" for the United States in Eastern Europe.
One commentator said: "The former Czech** had more of a politician's mindset, while the current leaders seem to be more populist and puppeteer." But at the end of the day, these smaller countries can only find a presence in language, which makes them more prominent internationally. "Although the Czech Republic has become more visible on the international stage, its internal political divisions have also continued. This time, the Czech Republic's accusations against China once again show the instability of their attitude towards China.
Slovakia**'s recent change in attitude towards China has attracted the attention of the Czech Republic. However, the Czech Republic remains hostile to China and gains domestic support by blaming China. The political situation in the Czech Republic**, some politicians pursue relations with the United States in international affairs in order to establish a sense of presence. Although the Czechs do not have deep contacts with China, they are actively speaking out within the EU and criticizing China. This situation shows that the anti-China stance of the Czech Republic is deep-rooted and difficult to change, but there are also voices friendly to China. The political nature of the Czech Republic has made the country's persistence and consistency of attitude towards China problematic.