Christmas is not just a consumer holiday in China, either. For many Chinese Christians, Christmas Eve is the most important holiday of the year. Since the pandemic, however, unofficial house churches have encountered more obstacles than usual.
By Fabian Peltsch
From zero-Covid to full-Covid: The steep Omicron wave brings public and economic life to a grinding halt. The previously flawless testing system is being sabotaged by the authorities themselves. Some foreigners have problems leaving the country.
By Redaktion Table
The private sector finally receives greater support again. The leadership sees the role of foreign investors in a more positive light in the face of the persistently weak economy.
By Redaktion Table
Although the Coronavirus is spreading rapidly in China, travelers still have to go into quarantine upon arrival. But the rule seems to be coming to an end.
By Redaktion Table
China has portrayed the spread of Covid in Western countries as a symptom of a failed system. Now the country faces a high, sharp wave that was elsewhere avoided with contact restrictions, vaccination, and a bit of luck.
By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk
China.Table presents the best China books for this fall and winter – for quiet reading afternoons between the holidays, or maybe as a last-minute gift idea.
By Redaktion Table
Taiwanese author Kevin Chen has received the prestigious Taiwan Literature Award for his second novel, Ghost Town. Fabian Peltsch spoke with the Berlin-based writer about Taiwan's geopolitical momentum, everyday racism in Germany, and his homeland's belief in ghosts.
By Redaktion Table
While crematoria are at capacity, state media remain silent on death tolls – and in some cases lie. A model from the University of Hong Kong predicts a high number of deaths this winter.
By Redaktion Table
The renowned British sinologist Kerry Brown is concerned about an increasingly hostile perception in Western countries of China. Because in return, rejection of the West also intensifies there. A vicious circle: China's population now has a negative image of the USA and the EU. Ning Wang spoke with Brown.
By Ning Wang
Many pharmaceuticals and their active ingredients, like ibuprofen or paracetamol, nowadays come from China or India. This makes Germany dependent in this area as well – and is a problem if supply chains become disrupted.
By Redaktion Table
