Many migrant workers have worked hard in cities for decades, yet they cannot afford to retire. The censors are suppressing a debate about their dreary fate.
By Redaktion Table
After US Secretary of State Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to China on Thursday. A significant relaxation is not expected. However, can at least a round of new sanctions be avoided?
By Jörn Petring
China is the world's largest emitter of methane, releasing nearly twice as much greenhouse gas as India and the United States. The government has yet to present its action plan to reduce methane emissions, which was announced to be completed by the end of 2022. It appears that energy and food security rank higher on Beijing's agenda.
By Nico Beckert
Three years after the Security Law came into force, Hong Kong has placed bounties on exiles and one Australian citizen. The city is serious about its law, which is supposed to apply to the whole world. In conversation with China.Table, their reaction is relaxed.
By Marcel Grzanna
China restricts the export of two industrial metals important for car chips, of all things. This puts Europe's industry once again between the fronts of the trade war between China and the USA.
By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk
The recovery after the zero-covid opening has already ended. The People's Republic must prepare for continued slowing growth. Particularly worrying: youth unemployment remains high, confidence low.
By Redaktion Table
Apple's new VR glasses are dominated by Chinese suppliers. For the first time, the US company is even turning to a supplier from the People's Republic for the first generation of a new product. This is a thorn in the side of the US government. But Apple cannot leave China quickly.
By Frank Sieren
Together with sinologist Daniel Leese, journalist Shi Ming has published the essay collection "Chinesisches Denken der Gegenwart" (Contemporary Chinese Thought), where key texts by Chinese intellectuals have been translated into German for the first time. Fabian Peltsch spoke with Shi Ming about today's struggles of China's intellectual elite and the values vacuum in society.
By Redaktion Table
With tests in the skies above the South China Sea, China is advancing its plans for its own satellite internet. It follows the example of Starlink, the system developed by the US company SpaceX. Beijing considers it a threat to national security.
By Jörn Petring
The documentation and understanding of China's mechanisms of influence on research are growing. Experts disagree on the best way to deal with the situation: China remains an important research partner. Meanwhile, a new discussion is unfolding around the Confucius Institutes.
By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk
