Hong Kong's film industry was once the third largest in the world. Even before the suppression of the democracy movement, the industry suffered from censorship and self-censorship. A few continued courageously with critical documentary films. That, too, is now over.
By Felix Lee
Under the Biden administration, the US has further restricted exports of US technology to China. European companies are also affected by tightened US licensing rules due to the extraterritorial application of the rules and because of the increasing pressure, the Biden administration puts on partner countries to coordinate export controls with the US.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The record temperatures in large parts of China are not only alarming climate activists. Crops could also be lost. The country's national food reserves are still likely to buy time for the political leadership. But the chance for an independent food supply is moving further and further into the distance, and with it, the hope for sustainable solutions.
By Ning Wang
Even US experts agree that no other company is better prepared for the Metaverse than China's tech giant Tencent. The company boasts numerous building blocks that would make success in the new digital world more likely. On top of that, it is backed by a government that understands the opportunities presented by Metaverse technology, including the CCPs' own goals.
By Frank Sieren
For four decades, rapid economic growth was the prime imperative of China's communist leaders. President Xi Jinping, by contrast, is prepared to forego growth in the interest of cementing the Party's political power and pursuing his Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.
By Experts Table.Briefings
