The "change through trade" strategy has proven ineffective when dealing with countries like Russia and China. The former head of the Munich Security Conference, Wolfgang Ischinger, and the founder of Table.Media, Sebastian Turner, call for a preventive approach based on credible deterrence rather than punishment after crossing red lines.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Officially, the Chinese government's position is to open itself to the world. In reality, however, it has launched a decoupling from the West on numerous levels, which is distancing the People's Republic further and further from the rest of the world economically, culturally and socially. A deliberate side effect is the continuously growing nationalism.
By Marcel Grzanna
Our series “China Perspective” is written by authors from the People’s Republic who wish to stay anonymous.– How can 1.4 billion people be so docile? The Chinese tolerate absurdly strict Covid-Lockdowns and generally shrinking freedom without major objections. Part of the answer lies in an education system that drills obedience into the people. The other part is simpler and more brutal: fear of the authorities.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Shortly before the 20th CP Congress, China's head of state Xi Jinping is under more pressure than he has been in a long time. The tensions over Taiwan call for action of symbolic significance. Economically, a grab for Taiwan's semiconductor industry seems tempting. However, an invasion of the island for semiconductor and political motives would have fatal consequences for China.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Liz Truss is the UK's new prime minister. She has taken a hard line toward China after a shift in sentiment in the United Kingdom. She might classify the country as a "threat" and the events in Xinjiang as "genocide" – a departure from the policy of her predecessors. At the same time, however, she remains dependent on trade with China.
By Michael Radunski
After pressure from multiple sides, the controversial Confucius Institutes began to close in the US in 2020. More than 100 of the language and cultural institutions officially ceased their work in recent years. Now, it seems, some of them are back – just with a new name and a new look.
By Amelie Richter
