China (English)

UN organization criticizes situation in Xinjiang

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

Olympics ticker

By Christiane Kuehl

Mirjam Meissner – prospective consultant and oboe musician

By Redaktion Table

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By Fabian Peltsch

India bans more Chinese apps

By Fabian Peltsch

Women rise up against 'toxic environment'

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

Russia and China team up in space

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

Olympics generate attention for hydrogen

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Investment Controls in Germany: More Harm than Good?

Germany is stepping up its monitoring of investments from abroad - and here it usually means its big partner and rival: China. But the need for control and security can take its toll if bureaucracy becomes an obstacle to investment.

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Market for medical technology becomes more local

While China is gradually reducing market access barriers in many sectors, it simultaneously increases import restrictions in areas of high strategic importance. Med-Tech is a prominent example: To reduce the high dependency on imports, China’s government emphasizes “import substitution” in the high-end med-tech market through directives such as “buy China” and “indigenous innovation” policies. Aligned with China’s overarching industrial strategy, digitalization is an essential part of innovation policy in med-tech, illustrated by the rapid development of online hospitals and remote diagnosis in China.

By Redaktion Table