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Shopping Festival Popolar In Shanghai SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 19, 2023 - A promotional advertisement of 10 percent off is displayed at a clothing store in Shanghai, China, May 19, 2023. As the first large-scale comprehensive consumption festival in China initiated by Shanghai in 2020, WUWU Shopping Festival has become a name card of Shanghai to accelerate the construction of an international consumption center city, and also an effective way to promote consumption recovery and stimulate consumption potential. Shanghai Shanghai China PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xWangxGangx/xCFOTOx originalFilename: cfoto-shopping230519_npH2v.jpg

Xi keeps wages low

The import expo kicks off once again – but the consumer environment remains weak. European companies have been suffering from China's weak demand for years. The reasons are ideological: Xi Jinping does not want his people to consume more.

By Redaktion Table

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'China is not a fad'

Politics, business and science are demanding more China expertise. In its recently published China strategy, the German government dedicated an entire chapter to this complex issue. But in reality, many China programs see their funding cut or canceled altogether. In an interview with Felix Lee, Christian Straube from the Mercator Foundation defends himself against the accusation that fewer China programs are being supported.

By Felix Lee

China mourns death of ex-Premier Li People offer flowers in the late former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang s hometown of Hefei, Anhui Province, on Nov. 2, 2023, as his funeral service was held in Beijing the same day. PUBLICATIONxINxAUTxBELxBIHxBULxCZExDENxESTxFINxFRAxGEOxGERxGRExHUNxISLxIRLxITAxLATxLTUxLUXxLIExMKDxNORxPORxPOLxROUxSVKxSUIxSRBxSLOxESPxTURxUKxUAExONLY A14AA0002090005P

The suppressed mourning of Li Keqiang

Our "China Perspective" column is written by authors from China. Today's article is dedicated to the death of the recently departed former Premier Li Keqiang and the reaction of the Chinese people.

By Experts Table.Briefings