China's Maritime Operation Against Taiwan Signals CEE Threat Perception (visegradinsight.eu)

• Five EU member states call for stronger trade measures against China
• China's Taiwan maritime patrols increase pressure on EU decision-making
• CEE countries perceive China's industrial policy as strategic threat

"Ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Lithuania co-signed a letter demanding stronger EU trade tools against China. Beijing's new maritime patrols and intensified rhetoric toward Taiwan add momentum to this push. Central and Eastern European states, already alert to revisionist threats, view Chinese subsidies and overcapacity as a direct challenge to European manufacturing."