More and more debtors cannot repay their Silk Road loans. China is covering up the problems by discreetly granting bailout loans. This is revealed in a recent study by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. But in this way, Beijing is merely postponing the financial problems.
By
Jack Ma is back in China. His public appearance is apparently supposed to help instill new confidence amongst foreign investors and the private sector. But while the formerly rebellious Alibaba founder is being rehabilitated, other entrepreneurs are still missing.
By Marcel Grzanna
Lung Ying-tai, best-selling author and former Taiwanese Minister of Culture, is heard by people both in her native Taiwan and on the mainland. She calls for more mutual understanding while fiercely defending democratic rights. She is making enemies on both sides in the process. Fabian Peltsch met the outspoken writer for an interview in Taiwan.
By Fabian Peltsch
