With tests in the skies above the South China Sea, China is advancing its plans for its own satellite internet. It follows the example of Starlink, the system developed by the US company SpaceX. Beijing considers it a threat to national security.
By Jörn Petring
Together with sinologist Daniel Leese, journalist Shi Ming has published the essay collection "Chinesisches Denken der Gegenwart" (Contemporary Chinese Thought), where key texts by Chinese intellectuals have been translated into German for the first time. Fabian Peltsch spoke with Shi Ming about today's struggles of China's intellectual elite and the values vacuum in society.
By Redaktion Table
The documentation and understanding of China's mechanisms of influence on research are growing. Experts disagree on the best way to deal with the situation: China remains an important research partner. Meanwhile, a new discussion is unfolding around the Confucius Institutes.
By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk
President Xi is working to fuse the CCP's previous Marxist ideology with China's national traditional culture in order to give Chinese socialism a new unique characteristic and justify its political path.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Spain takes over the presidency of the EU Council on Sunday. The left-wing government led by Pedro Sánchez was seen as a door opener to China. Now, however, elections will be held at the end of July – and Sánchez could lose his post. Two important EU initiatives in particular are at the top of the Spanish agenda over the next six months.
By Amelie Richter
