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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Sunday, June 18, 2023, in Beijing. Blinken, whose February 2023 trip was postponed following the reveal of an alleged Chinese spy balloon flying over U.S. airspace, is the first U.S. secretary of state to visit China in five years. Photo via MFA China/ PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY WAX2023061801 MFAxCHINA

Blinken in China: They talk. For five and a half hours

Antony Blinken is in China. It is the first visit by a US Secretary of State in five years. The talks are frosty - but the fact that they happen at all is a success. Relations between China and the USA are strained; the most important thing is to prevent an escalation. The question now is whether Blinken will also meet Xi.

By Michael Radunski

Stumbling blocks for the consultations

The Sino-German government consultations will be a difficult new beginning. Especially since the Chancellery, led by the SPD, and the Green-led Ministries for Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs have different interests when it comes to China.

By Frank Sieren

Beijing farce: Turning forests back into fields

Deng Xiaoping's pragmatic agricultural policy, which allowed peasants to return to tenancy systems after Mao's Cultural Revolution, brought hundreds of millions of Chinese an economic miracle that allowed them to overcome their bitter poverty. A narrative that is partly true. However, this also happened at the expense of the people's uncertainty as to when the next change of course in the party would jeopardize what had been achieved.

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EU considers dumping proceedings over EVs

The EU plans to impose tariffs to prevent dumping imports of EVs. With this move, it is blatantly targeting China. But the fundamental problem persists despite trade barriers: The Chinese industry is simply unbeatable when it comes to the price of all electrical products.

By Redaktion Table