The curious case of the Czech president’s missing advisor

By Ivana Karásková|2019-08-30T11:35:55+02:009. 3. 2018|Categories: Articles, Czech Republic|

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The disappearance of Ye Jianming, chairman of China Energy Company Ltd (CEFC), and news of his investigation by China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has sent shock waves across the Czech media.

Ye has been a honorary advisor on economic cooperation with China to the Czech president Milos Zeman – who on many occasions welcomed Chinese investment to the country and has sometimes been criticised for his openly pro-Chinese attitude from by various political parties and journalists.

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About the Author: Ivana Karásková

Ivana Karásková is a Founder and Coordinator of ChinfluenCE and China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE) and a China Research Fellow at Association for International Affairs (AMO) in Prague. She holds a PhD from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, where she lectures on security in Northeast Asia, China’s geopolitics and EU-China relations.