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The International Olympic Committee and its attempts to cozy up to the host country of the Winter Olympics are once again under fire. The case of tennis player Peng Shuai has just begun to fade from the public eye. But now, human rights organizations put questions about forced labor back on the agenda. The United Nations also expressed its "deep concern". Meanwhile, cargo flights from western Xinjiang have been heading for airports in Budapest and Liège since mid-January. It is unclear whether the goods are actually free of forced labor.
By Marcel Grzanna
Women's rights and equality have become part of the public discourse in China. The state alternates between concession and repression to counter the growing discontent of young women. With a revised 1992 law, for example, Beijing wants to fight sexual harassment. However, the state will never bow to a "radical feminist" movement like MeToo, controlled by "foreign forces".
By Fabian Peltsch
China and Russia could start the construction of their joint lunar base much sooner than expected. The fact that the two nations are cooperating ever more closely in space is also a reflection of world politics.
By Redaktion Table
