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Beijing is also massively intimidating regime critics abroad. The targets of the attacks include exiled Uyghurs campaigning for self-determination for their people in Xinjiang. Beijing accuses the activist Dolkun Isa of planning bomb attacks. But an international manhunt has never been sufficiently substantiated. German authorities have no suspicions against the man.
By Marcel Grzanna
How can useful information be gleaned from party media to assess the situation in China? In the past, sinologists understood the art of being alchemists of language who could still dig gold out of lead deserts full of stupid propaganda. They only had to discover the paragraph that began with "danshi" (but). Here the new information was hiding. After the relaunch of the ZK theory magazine "Qiushi," a new source opened up.
By Antje Sirleschtov
"Emigrating to Taiwan" is one of the most searched terms on Google-Hong Kong. The emigration trend is now also measurable. Many Hong Kong Chinese are applying for residency in the UK, Canada – and Taiwan. They fear negative repercussions from the security law and are looking for reassurance. Taiwan, however, is no paradise for immigrants.
By Frank Sieren
Is Biontech upsetting its Chinese partner company Fosun right now? The vaccine manufacturer has agreed in principle to negotiate supplies directly with Taiwan. It already has a supply agreement via the mainland.
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"Mutually beneficial, balanced, and fair" – this is how the EU Commission sees the future of trade relations with China. China plays a prominent role in the reorientation of EU trade policy. To enforce this, the EU Commission is presenting proposals for a fundamental reform of the WTO. EU Trade Commissioner Dombrovskis sees "momentum" for the changes that have long been called for.
By Amelie Richter
Young Chinese do not have enough children. This is a consequence of the one-child policy. Economically, the low birth rate has consequences: The working population threatens to shrink massively soon. And the state pension fund could run out of money by 2035.
By Redaktion Table