In China, the fear of climate change doesn't translate into activism. Instead, the government offers hope through technological solutions. However, among the population, there remains a lingering diffuse anxiety in the face of extreme weather events, which finds its outlets in other areas.
By Fabian Peltsch
Internal Market Commissioner Breton speaks of the "end of naivety": The EU Parliament has approved a long-awaited trade tool against economic blackmail. The Commission also presents a list of critical technology that needs to be protected from the People's Republic. No one knows exactly how this is supposed to work.
By Amelie Richter
China's National Energy Administration urges plugging leaks and swears the industry to secrecy. But the announcement disappeared from the net a few days later. What is clear, however, is that the confidentiality will increase. Reliable data on China's energy transition is already hard to come by.
By Christiane Kuehl
Critics have long lamented the lack of a reappraisal of Maoism in German sinology. After an opinion piece by two veteran sinologists, questions are being raised that shake the credibility of this discipline.
By Marcel Grzanna
After German companies have been taken over by China, cooperation with workers' representatives usually works better than expected. This is because Chinese investors work with the laws they find. This is good news for German employees.
By Christian Domke Seidel
Uyghur vlogger Shahnura Kasim laments the human rights situation in Xinjiang on TikTok and Instagram. That claim that normality has returned to the autonomous region, according to a recent newspaper article by two German sinologists, is an insolent claim, she says. She still cannot get in touch with her family and people on the street are still afraid to speak openly.
By Redaktion Table
The main focus of the 3rd high-level Sino-German Financial Dialogue in Frankfurt am Main was more cooperation. In times of "de-risking," German Finance Minister Christian Lindner and China's Vice Premier He Lifeng advocated more market opening and cooperation on international issues. Financial policy seems to be a field not yet primarily characterized by rivalry – even if only few concrete details have been announced.
By Christiane Kuehl
Taiwan aims to step up deterrence against the People's Liberation Army with new, expensive defense projects. Their main goal is to break through a potential blockade. But the island is also preparing for hybrid warfare – and is strengthening its defenses against disinformation campaigns.
By David Demes
Political pressure is high on Germany's telecommunication operators to reduce their dependence on Chinese suppliers further. But the Huawei debate is likely just the start: Operators of other critical infrastructures, including railroads, must also brace themselves for additional measures.
By Falk Steiner
Forced patriotism: Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) must now commit to party loyalty in a new code of conduct. German research institutions and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will maintain their cooperation for now, viewing the code as an explicit formulation of pre-existing requirements.
By Redaktion Table
