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Why China's Generation Z celebrate their birthdays with fast food

Celebrating birthdays in public was long frowned upon in China and reserved for the Communist Party at most. Nowadays, Generation Z celebrates nostalgically in the fast food chains of their childhood. Junk food and paper crowns as an expression against social stress.

By Fabian Peltsch

Not just DeepSeek: These 'AI tigers' challenge the West

The Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek has startled its domestic competitors just as much as the Western tech world. With a range of players, from established companies such as ByteDance and Tencent to up-and-coming start-ups, it is clear that China is making up a lot of ground in the AI race.

By Fabian Peltsch

Xinjiang: Supervised family visits in exchange for fast-track visas

China propagates a normalization of the situation in Xinjiang. However, the ethnic Uyghur minority is denied many aspects of normality. Chinese suspicion is so strong that the authorities offer foreign Uyghurs supervised trips to their homeland. In return, they receive visas more quickly and are spared police interrogation.

By Marcel Grzanna

Trump tariffs: China files WTO complaint

As announced, China has submitted a formal complaint to the WTO against Trump's new tariffs. Washington's measures are incompatible with the rules of the trade organization.

By Fabian Peltsch