The magazine "So Rock!" published from 1999 to 2013, was a bible for Chinese rock fans. Nowadays, its political headlines would get its editors in big trouble. It is all the more absurd that rock music has now become a tourism magnet in the People's Republic and that the state media even praise the former cult magazine.
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Hong Kong law professor Angela Zhang expects Chinese authorities to be lenient when regulating generative AI. The legal expert suspects that Chinese AI companies might even have a competitive advantage over their American and European counterparts.
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The World Uyghur Congress is appalled by recent media reports on the situation in Xinjiang. The Director of the WUC Berlin office, Haiyuer Kuerban, and its Senior Advocacy Officer, Eva Stocker, demand that government disinformation campaigns must be exposed.
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Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People's Republic. Today's article is about China's best buddies who massively influence public opinion.
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In light of high debt and falling consumer and producer prices, China faces the threat of a downward spiral. To prevent Japanization, the government must immediately provide economic stimulus.
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Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People's Republic. Today's article looks at two viral hits from China's otherwise short-lived pop scene. Expressions of opinion are strictly censored in China, and that also applies to song lyrics. Nevertheless, artists still occasionally manage to strike a chord. Pop singer Ren picks up on a sense of hopelessness and helplessness in a new song.
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Many Chinese officials earn an "unofficial" income. This can be determined with the help of data on real estate purchases and income. On average, the higher an official's rank, the higher their income, even in relation to their official salary. High-ranking officials sometimes earn many times their salary in this way, i.e., through corruption. And the proportion of officials with "unofficial" income increases with rank.
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The debate surrounding the controversial Xinjiang opinion piece by two China scholars sheds light on the problems of German sinology. However, on the way to more credibility, it should not lose itself in infighting, but tackle challenges constructively. After all, China expertise is currently in higher demand than ever in politics and the media.
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Deng Xiaoping, China's state and party leader from 1979 to 1997, was the only Chinese leader to admit mistakes publicly. Xi Jinping has never done so. But shortly before the Third Plenum, where the leadership sets the future course, it would be imperative to do so. It is the only way to pull the economy out of the pit of stagnation.
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After their article for the Neue Zuercher Zeitung (NZZ), sinologists Thomas Heberer and Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer have been accused of a lack of distance from the Chinese party state. After a visit to Xinjiang, they recommended lifting sanctions against Chinese officials. In China.Table, the emeritus professors now comment on open questions for the first time.
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