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Market launch for Douyin Pay

Tencent's WeChat Pay and Alibaba's subsidiary Alipay dominate the market for digital payment systems in China. Now Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, tries to shake up the market with its own e-wallet. The payment service will be launched at the Chinese television's New Year's Gala, the gala with the most worldwide viewers. This is in the interest of the Chinese government, which wants to prevent too much power concentration of individual providers in financial services.

By Frank Sieren

Xinjiang: calls for independent fact-finding mission

A report on rape and torture in re-education camps in Xinjiang has caused a great uproar in Europe and the US. Dozens of international parliamentarians, including three Germans, call on their governments to act. China's government calls the reporting a lie.

By Redaktion Table

Dessert 9.2.2021

By Antje Sirleschtov

Friedolin Strack

By Redaktion Table

WHO: 'valuable' findings from Wuhan

By Ning Wang

China blocks Clubhouse

The chat app Clubhouse has worked uncensored in China for a surprisingly long time. Now the government blocked the app – it can only be accessed with VPN. The domestic social audio apps can now quietly divide the market among themselves.

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China's plans in space

Tomorrow, the Chinese Mars probe is scheduled to enter orbit around Mars. It is an undertaking that combines three missions in one with an orbiter, lander and rover. For China, the space program is about prestige, technology, economic goals and geopolitical influence.

By Redaktion Table

Australian journalist officially detained in China

By Marcel Grzanna

Africa represents a strategic opportunity for Europe

Since China has been active in Africa, Europe has also been working on new concepts for the continent. It's about time. First of all the EU must change its trade agreements with Africa. Because they offer Africa no incentives.

By Antje Sirleschtov

China debates masculinity

Boys become increasingly "effeminate" under the influence of coddling mothers and groomed boy band stars, fears a politically influential industry boss and MP – sparking a surprisingly large response in Chinese society.

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