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Opinion

Is political Berlin ignoring critical China competence?

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's China trip has shown that despite Germany's "strategy on China," its foreign policy remains uncritical and naive. Systemic rivalry with the autocratic regime is downplayed for tactical reasons and there are hardly any debates.

By Marcel Grzanna

Gretchen question about marijuana

Our China Perspective is written by authors from the People's Republic. Today's article is about the staged exchange between Chancellor Scholz and Beijing students: Nothing was left to chance here.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik

'Where has the People's Republic of China gone?'

China currently does not seem to be at the center of attention as the conflict in the Middle East threatens to escalate. It is not just our lack of attention pushing China into the background. China is making us think that it has withdrawn somewhat from world affairs in general. Why is that?

By Amelie Richter

Mao remains dear to China

In his time, Mao was paid a symbolic monthly salary of 400 yuan. Today, his memorabilia is worth millions of yuan. It is difficult to imagine what the Great Chairman would say about the cult surrounding the Cultural Revolution.

By Carolyn Braun

Stephen S. Roach

'China is stifling debate in the country'

For 25 years, the China Development Forum was a meeting where foreign leaders from business, politics and academia could discuss the state of the Chinese economy with the country's top leaders. Today, anyone who asks questions is excluded.

By Redaktion Table

Between the lines

Extracting content or even truth from the ideological gibberish of China's leadership is an art form. A Chinese artist living overseas has become the voice of a counter-public on X/Twitter.

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