In his first ten years in office, Xi Jinping built a network of party commissions and working groups with which he manages the government's work. The party thus further strengthens its control over the state.
By Christiane Kuehl
Julia Willie Hamburg is the new Vice-Minister President in Lower Saxony. This also grants the Green politician a post on Volkswagen's supervisory board. An appointment that has many critics up in arms.
By Christian Domke Seidel
The State Department wants its China strategy to provide clear guidelines for the government's actions. A first draft has now been released to the public. But the ambitious paper will be riddled with compromises in its final version.
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A new law is to bring together China's various social points systems. It should be noted that many authorities with different goals have contributed to the draft. But it already points the way to a future with even closer-meshed monitoring.
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At the G20 summit in Bali Xi Jinping stormed back onto the world political stage. He wants to regain diplomatic ground for China after his long Covid isolation. To do so, he is apparently even willing to compromise on the final declaration.
By Michael Radunski
Shortly ahead of the G20 summit in Bali, Xi Jinping confronts Joe Biden with emphatic self-confidence. He resents criticism of his Taiwan policy and plays the schoolmaster. Biden addresses human rights, Xi complains about rising US trade barriers. The official protocols of both sides reveal interesting differences.
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Germany wants to reduce its economic dependence on China. Solutions are being sought at the Asia-Pacific Conference in Singapore. In an interview with Malte Kreutzfeldt, Roland Busch explains which countries could be considered as alternatives. However, the chairman of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business also warns against false expectations.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Ludger Schuknecht, Vice Chairman of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), talks to Frank Sieren about this week's G20 summit, sustainable market-based financing in Asia, and the bank's relationship with powerful China. The AIIB is the Chinese-initiated counterpart to the World Bank.
By Frank Sieren
All eyes are on Asia this week: The days of apolitical trade are over, the German Economics Minister stressed in Singapore. Instead of "decoupling," Germany must aim for greater diversification, says Robert Habeck at the Asia-Pacific Conference in Singapore. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Vietnam on his way to the G20 summit.
By Redaktion Table
Beijing reportedly works on plans to relax its Covid measures. Even the World Health Organization is said to provide help. But it will probably take months before the situation actually changes noticeably. It will be a tough winter.
By Redaktion Table
