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Fang Fang has gained international acclaim with "Wuhan Diary". In it, the successful Chinese writer shows that hardly any light has been shed on the outbreak of the Covid pandemic in Wuhan. Recently, another of her books has been published in German. Ning Wang spoke with Fang Fang's translator Michael Kahn-Ackermann about "Wuetendes Feuer" (Raging Fire). The interview focuses on changes in society and the lives of women living far away from the big cities.
By Ning Wang
The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology is changing course toward human rights. For the first time, it has refused investment guarantees to a company – with reference to the situation in Xinjiang. But this is just the beginning. Once the Supply Chain Law comes into force, the rules will become even stricter.
By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk
Billionaire Wang Jianling wanted to compete with Hollywood and promised to build the most technically advanced and largest film studios in the world. Qingdao was to become the Chinese Cannes. Not much came of it. Nevertheless, many believed in him.
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As the UN Commissioner for Human Rights visits China, a consortium of international media publishes new documents on massive human rights crimes in Xinjiang. The Xinjiang Police Files reveal the direct involvement of the Communist Party's innermost circle of power in the brutal internment of millions of Uyghurs. There are already calls for further sanctions.
By Marcel Grzanna