Qin Liwen's feminist podcast inspires Chinese women at home and abroad. In a country where active protest is suppressed, women's forced passive resistance contributes to profound social change.
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The Spanish economist is an important voice for banks, think tanks and policymakers, having initially focused solely on China to quench her thirst for knowledge.
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The Croatian diplomat Romana Vlahutin has experienced conflicts firsthand and is now campaigning for stronger global connectivity.
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Alexander Hirschle has already traveled to several continents in his working life. In his work as Head of the ASEAN Hub at GTAI, he is committed to bringing Europe and Asia closer together economically and culturally.
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As a journalist in Hong Kong, Zhang Jieping experienced how freedom of the press was increasingly curtailed. With her bookshop in Taipei, she is now creating a place for debates that are currently impossible in China.
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The new book by SZ correspondent Lea Sahay describes where the Chinese dream is crumbling. A medical emergency took her deep into the country's ailing healthcare system.
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Deng Hongbo has taken up his post as the new Chinese ambassador to Germany. He is regarded as an America expert with close ties to the leadership in Beijing.
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Frank Dikoetter has been closely following China's development for many decades. "Frank from Tianjin" became a renowned sinologist with a professorship in Hong Kong. His books show how much the Communist Party's rule has changed people's everyday lives – beyond the directives from above.
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Japan's former defense minister is considered a well-versed military strategist. As Japan's new prime minister, he must balance the country's security interests and economic needs.
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When Yuan Yang was four years old, her parents brought her from the mountains of Sichuan province to the UK. After more than 20 years, she returned to the country of her birth as a correspondent. Yuan Yang is now the first Chinese-born British Member of Parliament.
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