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According to a recent Civey survey, the reputation of both the Olympic Games and the People's Republic of China has suffered, at least in Germany. Nevertheless, the hosts consider the Olympics a complete success, which gives them greater legitimacy, especially in domestic politics.
By Marcel Grzanna
Numbers usually come with the addition of "左右" (left and right) in China – that is, an "approximate" approximation of reality. Johnny Erling reveals how everyone from Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to IOC chief Thomas Bach, as well as major companies and investors, have repeatedly allowed themselves to be gullibly mesmerized by China's magic of big numbers coupled with even bigger promises.
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Eileen Gu has entered a political minefield by switching flags from the USA to China. Accusations of treason in the US are now followed by resentment in China regarding her privileged life. Statements that seem innocent and detached don't help. Gu has to realize that for top athletes like her, there is no such thing as a politics-free zone in the current times.
By Christiane Kuehl
Cat pictures helped Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) boom in China. First, the art scene sensed good business. Now tech giants like Tencent and Alibaba are also issuing tokens. They are afraid of missing out on the next hype. But the government already put a spanner in the works of the tech industry once. Now, that could happen again.
By Ning Wang
