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RUSSIA, MOSCOW - MARCH 21, 2023: China s President Xi Jinping L and Russia s President Vladimir Putin are seen before talks at the Moscow Kremlin. The Chinese leader has made his first foreign trip since the recent re-election for a third term. Alexei Maishev/POOL/TASS PUBLICATIONxINxGERxAUTxONLY 57991373
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Xi and Putin stand firmly united

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin want to usher in a "new era" in bilateral relations. On the second day of Xi's visit to Moscow, the focus is on even closer economic ties between the two countries. And instead of cautionary words on the attack on Ukraine, Xi invites his friend Putin to Beijing – despite the international arrest warrant against the Russian President.

By Michael Radunski

epa10534467 Taiwan's Science and Technology Minister Wu Tsung-tsong (C-R) welcomes German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger (C) during a Scientific and Technological Cooperation Arrangement signing ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan 21 March 2023. Stark-Watzinger is the first member of the German federal government to visit the Asian country in 26 years. The major goal of the trip is to increase cooperation between the two countries in the areas of talent development, education and technology.  EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO
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Stark-Watzinger in Taiwan: Visit with a political touch

German Minister of Education and Research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, has signed a science and technology agreement in Taipei. She describes her stay as a "professional visit". But any official trips by foreign politicians to Taiwan are automatically of a political nature. If only because China sees them as a political move.

By Christiane Kuehl

Sinolytics Radar

Research will be directed from the top

Among the key outcomes of the "Two Sessions" of the National People's Congress is the reorganization of China's research and development strategy. Among other things, this reform states that the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) will focus only on projects and functions which embody "the state will", for instance, managing major national sci-tech projects and formulating China's technology development strategy

By Experts Table.Briefings