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'The regime is still very confident'

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei considers the Chinese leadership’s decisions chaotic and confusing, saying the abrupt departure from zero-Covid brings “panic and death.” Nevertheless, he sees no weakening of the regime. At the same time, he reiterates his criticism of the Germans’ faith in authority. The questions were asked by Fabian Peltsch.

By Redaktion Table

Assessments of leading China researchers on 2023

Leading experts from universities, think tanks and the private sector have given their assessments for China.Table on how the trends of the old year will continue into 2023 – and what new developments are on the horizon.

By Redaktion Table

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“The regime is still very confident”

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei considers the Chinese leadership's decisions chaotic and confusing, saying the abrupt departure from zero covid brings "panic and death." Nevertheless, he sees no weakening of the regime. At the same time, he reiterates his criticism of the Germans' faith in authority. The questions were asked by Fabian Peltsch.

By Redaktion Table

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Christmas between consumerism and religious struggle

Christmas is not just a consumer holiday in China, either. For many Chinese Christians, Christmas Eve is the most important holiday of the year. Since the pandemic, however, unofficial house churches have encountered more obstacles than usual.

By Fabian Peltsch

China crafts its own word of the year

It becomes increasingly obvious that China's word of the year is picked by the party and has little to do with online voting. This year, the commission presented words like "stability" and "20th Party Congress" as winners of the vote. The true submissions, such as "white" in reference to the protests, were already removed in the preliminary round.

By Experts Table.Briefings