A so-called hardliner is Beijing's new top representative in Hong Kong. Zheng Yanxiong now controls the implementation of the national security law. Former democratic politicians in the city are appalled.
By Marcel Grzanna
China is Indonesia's most important business partner. At the same time, Jakarta is defending itself against Beijing's aggressive actions in disputed waters. With its many raw materials, the emerging country becomes more important for China. It is a complicated relationship.
By Christiane Kuehl
China surpasses Germany in car exports – this news caught the attention of the automotive industry at the start of the week. But while China's numbers included commercial vehicles, Germany's did not. So Germany remains ahead of China for the time being, but this is no reason for the German auto industry to rest easy.
By Frank Sieren
After zero-Covid, full Covid has taken its toll on the economy. But as immunity progresses, economic recovery is considered certain for 2023. However, the declining population is a cause for concern in the long term.
By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk
The abrupt end of the zero-Covid policy also creates a serious problem for state propaganda. China's leadership is looking for a new narrative and is resorting to tried-and-tested methods. But the loss of public trust could still have consequences.
By Fabian Peltsch
Dangerous incidents in the South China Sea are on the rise. But of all places, an area through which one-third of all global trade transits lacks a universally accepted crisis mechanism.
By Michael Radunski
With its four-day visit to Taipei, the high-ranking FDP delegation wanted to express its solidarity with democratic Taiwan and send a clear signal to the communist leadership in Beijing: the delegation would neither be blackmailed nor intimidated. In an interview with Felix Lee, political scientist and Taiwan expert Eberhard Sandschneider declares such trips as reckless and irresponsible.
By Felix Lee
The first trip of the new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang is to Africa. This has to do with tradition but, above all, with geopolitics. The West also wants to become more active in Africa. Beijing now says: We have been number one in Europe's neighborhood for a long time.
By Michael Radunski
The EU Chamber is back in Brussels after three years of zero-Covid. The delegation's message: The Covid nightmare may be over, but the country's "socialist path" will severely slow down its economic development in the long run.
By Marcel Grzanna
One visit to Taiwan by German MPs follows the next – politicians from the Greens, SPD, FDP and CDU outdo each other with declarations of solidarity for the island nation. This intensity is new. Admittedly, this is by no means a formal Zeitenwende for dealing with the status quo. But MPs are already pushing it so far that experts are downright alarmed.
By Felix Lee
