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China's dangerous secrets

In contrast to Russia's aggressive behavior towards Ukraine, China prefers to proceed gradually with stealth and deception to advance its expansionism. Unless the leadership in Beijing makes a serious mistake or the world wakes up and reacts, this salami-slicing strategy will continue, writes Brahma Chellaney.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Dr. Niels Peter Thomas
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'Without China, we would miss out on knowledge'

Niels Peter Thomas, head of China at Springer Nature, one of the world's leading scientific publishing houses, spoke with Frank Sieren about the risks and opportunities of Germany's scientific cooperation with China. Thomas advocates an open, joint research approach.

By Frank Sieren

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BRICS countries vie for future course

The BRICS countries see themselves as a counterweight to a Western-dominated world order. China and Russia, in particular, are pushing for an enlargement of the alliance. But other members are holding back.

By Jörn Petring

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The hybrid war against Taiwan has begun

The People's Liberation Army continues to dispatch more and more jets across the median line of the Taiwan Strait to express its outrage over the actions of Taiwanese politicians. This fits the picture of "hybrid warfare," where the military and civilian means of pressure are perfidiously combined without escalating the crisis.

By Felix Lee

Opinion

Xi's unfortunate handling of floods

Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People's Republic. Xiong'an is one of Xi Jinping's pet projects and is highly controversial: The retort city is supposed to relieve Beijing, but authorities and universities are hesitating to move. Now the flood in Beijing and the surrounding area has exposed new flaws of Xiong'an and a ruthless approach by the authorities.

By Experts Table.Briefings