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Just ahead of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama announced that his succession would be determined outside of China and according to Tibetan tradition. Beijing disagrees and insists on having a say.
By Fabian Peltsch
During Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Brussels, China focuses on the upcoming EU-China summit and criticizes the US. Meanwhile, the EU presses for answers on China's role in the Ukraine war. Wang Yi is expected in Berlin on Thursday.
By Amelie Richter
The appointment of the new party secretary is surprising on several levels. Experts foresee different effects on Beijing's repressive policy in Xinjiang.
By Manuel Changming Liu
Taiwan conducts its annual military exercises. 22,000 reservists will be mobilized for this.
By Emily Kossak
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is making a brief trip to Brussels, Paris and Berlin before the EU-China summit in late July. The meetings will be characterized by more controversy than European-Chinese relations have ever been before.
By Amelie Richter and Stephan Israel
China is offering Europe's cognac producers tax breaks if they cooperate with the authorities. Small producers still have to hope for a positive outcome to the anti-dumping investigations.
By Emily Kossak
China's evolving sanctions framework uses economic tools for geopolitical leverage, mirroring U.S. mechanisms. Initially targeting US defense firms, it may soon expand to other industries based on political or human rights considerations.
By Experts Table.Briefings
China's export restrictions on rare earths have made Europe feel its economic dependence very clearly for the first time. This could also jeopardize Europe's security.
By Angela Köckritz