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Green light for referendum on Fudan University in Budapest
Hungary’s electoral authority has given the green light for a referendum on the planned branch of China’s Fudan University in Budapest. The National Election Committee has approved his request for a referendum, the mayor of the Hungarian capital, Gergely Karácsony, announced on Facebook. Accordingly, an initiative to collect 200,000 signatures required to hold a referendum […] continue reading →
End for hundreds of university cooperations
China has terminated 286 collaborations with foreign universities. As the South China Morning Post reported on Monday, the Ministry of Education published a list of the terminated programs on its app. Affected are prestigious institutions such as City University London, New York University and the University of Hong Kong. For example, the bachelor’s program for […] continue reading →
Doubts grow in Hungary about Orbán’s cozying up to Beijing
Hungary is undisputedly China's most vocal friend in the EU. Relations go back further than with other Central European states. But now there is trouble over a planned offshoot of Fudan University in Budapest. The project could lead to an - at least temporary - break with the alliance with Beijing. Because elections are coming up in Hungary. And China is apparently not popular in the Hungarian capital. The outcome of the German elections could also influence developments. continue reading →
Thousands protest against Fudan University in Budapest
Thousands of people have demonstrated in Budapest against the planned construction of the controversial offshoot of China’s Fudan University. They marched towards parliament in the Hungarian capital on Saturday, several media reported. The demonstrators criticised the fact that an institution controlled by the Chinese Communist Party is to be financed with Hungarian tax money. The […] continue reading →
Do free markets still beat central planning?
Institutional arrangements are complex systems, shaped by history, geography, and culture. The objective should not be to identify a one-size-fits-all approach, but rather to devise the combination of characteristics that would deliver the greatest good for the greatest number of people, with the right checks and balances. continue reading →
China tests backbone network
China is testing the future of internet technology with an experimental network. The starting signal was given at the opening of the “Future Internet Technology Infrastructure” (FITI) test center at Tsinghua University, as state media announced. Accordingly, FITI is to connect around 40 Chinese universities in 35 cities with enormous bandwidth and far lower latency […] continue reading →
Hungary – EU platform for China’s soft power
China.Table regularly takes a look at the EU member states and their relationship with China – Hungary stands out: Budapest repeatedly shows itself to be openly positive towards Beijing. According to analysts, however, this does little for the country economically. The ties are based more on political reasons and offer opportunities for provocation in the direction of Brussels. The campus project of Fudan University in Budapest is now generating new resentment. continue reading →
IfW researches China’s engagement in Africa
Researchers at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) will work with national and international partners over the next three years to study the effects of China’s involvement in Africa. The research project will examine the economic and social impacts of Chinese engagement in Africa along all key dimensions – trade, investment, development aid, […] continue reading →
Wang Huning: servant of three masters
Wang Huning is exceptional among Chinese leadership technocrats. He has served as chief adviser to three presidents since 1995. His signature can be found in the teachings of Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping. But Wang's once aspirational goal of greater democracy has since receded into the distant future. continue reading →