Dessert
Central concepts of international relations, such as freedom, democracy, or multilateralism, can be found equally in European and Chinese discourses. Yet the same words often conceal very different concepts in liberal democracies and China.
By Redaktion Table
The sanctions against European politicians, scientists and organizations represent a fierce diplomatic escalation between Brussels and Beijing. China's behavior calls the EU's previous strategy into question. This is also to be a topic at the summit of EU heads of state and government this week. A meeting of the EU Parliament's CAI monitoring group has been canceled because of the sanctions – China's sanctions strike is causing a massive shake-up in the agreement.
By Amelie Richter
As the financial markets continue to open up, the stakes and investments of foreign banks in China are growing. American banks, in particular, are pumping more money into China than ever before. The big US players are also targeting the growing middle class. On the one hand, China will not leave control of the country's financial markets entirely to market forces. On the other hand, American money creates security against Washington's political escapades.
By Frank Sieren
The study "The Uyghur Genocide" is discredited by the Chinese government as a tissue of lies. Of around 60 contributors, only 33 remained to sign the paper – for fear of Beijing countermeasures. The remaining researchers, including two Germans, come from all over the world and want to set impulses for faster political action.
By Marcel Grzanna
The meeting between the US and China in Alaska did not deliver much substance. The approaches of the two interlocutors were too contrasting. China's goal is to ensure that its political model gets a permanent and uncontested seat at a table dominated by liberal democracies. Possible sanctions do not phase Beijing.
By Redaktion Table