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Risk of bloc formation: BRICS versus G7

The German government wants to persuade the other member states at the G7 summit to refrain from pillorying China too much. The USA, in particular, sees things differently. The clash is predictable. Meanwhile, Xi Jinping is holding a counter-event with the BRICS summit, at which Vladimir Putin is welcome.

By Felix Lee

Einer der Prominentesten der Sechsten Generation der KP: Chongqings Parteichef Chen Min'er (links) 2018 bei einem Besuch in Tunesien
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The sixth generation: stalled for the CP leadership

Xi Jinping will in all likelihood secure a third term as the head of the Party and the state at the CP Party Congress this fall. There will be a generational change in other posts. But Xi could prevent an entire age cohort from reaching the top.

By Christiane Kuehl