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The Dutch China Knowledge Network (CKN) is a network established to connect China experts and disseminate knowledge within the government of the Netherlands and beyond.
#52 Chinese Presence and Geopolitical Resilience in the Caribbean Parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
#51 Public Values of Chinese Digital Technologies and their Impacts on Europe
#50 China and Trade in Critical Raw Materials (CRMs): Understanding the means of exchange, control, and power amid heightened geopolitical tension
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How China won over Africa
China has become Africa’s largest trading partner, a major investor in infrastructure and a key political partner for governments across the continent. From railways and ports to mining, manufacturing and digital infrastructure, China’s presence in Africa has expanded dramatically over the past two decades. Yet despite the scale of this engagement, many questions remain. Why has China been so successful in Africa? What has Beijing understood that others have not? And what lessons does Africa offer for policymakers, businesses and development practitioners seeking to engage with the continent?
The Eagle and the Dragon
As tensions between the United States and China continue to shape global politics, questions surrounding trade, technology, security, and Taiwan have become increasingly important. How does the Trump administration view its relationship with Beijing? What role does Taiwan play in US strategic thinking? And what are the implications for Europe? Drawing on his expertise in geopolitics, trade, and transatlantic relations, Rem Korteweg offered a Washington perspective on the future of US–China relations and the broader international order.
Latest CKN Report Presentations
Chinese Presence and Geopolitical Resilience in the Caribbean Parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Political and policy attention in the Netherlands for China’s role in the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (CPKNL) has increased in recent years. Questions have emerged regarding foreign influence, critical infrastructure, economic dependency and geopolitical vulnerability in the region.This report examines the extent to which Chinese economic and political influence in the CPKNL has developed and how these development relate to the geopolitical resilience and economic security of the islands.
Public Values of Chinese Digital Technologies and their Impacts on Europe
Chinese digital technologies are becoming an increasingly visible part of everyday life in Europe. From social media platforms like TikTok and ecommerce giants like Shein, to BYD vehicles and Chinese open-source AI models, technologies developed in China are reaching European consumers on an unprecedented scale. Yet while awareness of the opportunities and challenges posed by digital technologies has grown, the contexts that shape Chinese approaches to technology remain poorly understood.
Latest CKN Interviews
CKN Interview | Raoul Bunskoek, Renske Pins & Simone van der Zee
Raoul Bunskoek is Senior Research Fellow and Program Lead of the Clingendael China Centre at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael in The Hague.
Simone van der Zee is a criminologist and senior researcher at Risk Solutions Caribbean in Curaçao.
Renske Pin is a behavioural scientist and founder and director of RE-Quest Caribbean, based in Curaçao.
Vincent Brussee and Carwyn Morris on Public Values of Chinese Digital Technologies
Vincent Brussee is a PhD Candidate at Leiden University, specialising in the application of natural language processing for Chinese policy analysis. Previously, he was an analyst at MERICS, Europe’s largest think tank on contemporary China.
Carwyn Morris is Senior Lecturer in Digital Society and Geography in the Department of Media Studies, SOAS University of London. His research focuses on wanghong (网红; internet fame), the cultural industries, activism, and the impact of Chinese social media around the world.