Admiral Lee Hsi-min was the Chief of the General Staff for Taiwan's armed forces from 2017 to 2019. He sat down with China.Table to discuss the risk of invasion by the People's Republic of China, the need for a paradigm shift in Taiwan's defense strategy, and his book "Overall Defense Concept: An Asymmetric Approach to Taiwan's Defense." The interview was conducted by David Demes in Taipei.
By David Demes
With the help of Chinese partners and competitors, Volkswagen aims to catch up in the world's largest passenger car market. To achieve this, the main VW brand has partnered with automaker Xpeng. Additionally, Audi will temporarily adopt the E-platform from SAIC. This tightens the bond with China like never before.
By Felix Lee
Hans Uszkoreit, a prominent European AI researcher and start-up entrepreneur, discusses Europe's prospects with ChatGPT in comparison to China, the potential to bridge the gap and ChatGPT's weaknesses. The interview, conducted by Frank Sieren, is the first part of a two-part series.
By Frank Sieren
A new platform and educational app is available to media professionals in the People's Republic. Participation and certificates from the app will also be considered when renewing press passes. The focus is on Xi's thoughts. Meanwhile, a legislative change could also further restrict foreign correspondents.
By Amelie Richter
Qin Gang has not resurfaced, but at least he is now officially removed from office. Somewhat unoriginally, his predecessor Wang Yi is again taking over the foreign ministry. The leadership's lack of transparency allows rumors to sprout and damages its reputation.
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The first responses of Baidu and other Chinese tech companies to ChatGPT were hardly convincing. Thanks to massive investments, the gap seems to be closing. China's IT companies have fully entered the race. But the shortage of US chips remains a significant problem.
By Jörn Petring
Desmond Shum and his wife Whitney Duan were closely associated with China's top cadres as business people. But then Duan disappeared without a trace; she was one of China's wealthiest women at the time. Fabian Peltsch spoke with Shum about how China's leadership deliberately creates an atmosphere of fear through opacity and what the recent disappearance of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang means for the party apparatus.
By Fabian Peltsch
China is slipping into deflation, the risk of a crippling downward spiral of prices. The main cause is the troubles on the real estate market. However, house construction will stall for a long time, because a giant bubble has burst there. And at the same time, the modernization of industry is not progressing fast enough.
By Felix Lee
The West has neglected space. A strategic mistake, says Niklas Schoernig. Because China is about to replace the United States as the leading power in orbit. Michael Radunski spoke with the conflict researcher about what goals the People's Republic is pursuing and what implications this will have for the international order. Schoernig warns: 'Space has long since become a critical infrastructure.'
By Michael Radunski
Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences is planning a German-Chinese university project on Hainan Island. The plans will put the recently presented China strategy to the test. In it, the German government called for tighter restrictions on academic cooperation.
By Tim Gabel
