Xi Jinping wants to turn the yuan into a global currency. Yellowed documents from the days of the Cultural Revolution show that China already claimed to achieve this in 1969. However, the latest attempt will probably not succeed either.
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In contrast to Russia's aggressive behavior towards Ukraine, China prefers to proceed gradually with stealth and deception to advance its expansionism. Unless the leadership in Beijing makes a serious mistake or the world wakes up and reacts, this salami-slicing strategy will continue, writes Brahma Chellaney.
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Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People's Republic. Xiong'an is one of Xi Jinping's pet projects and is highly controversial: The retort city is supposed to relieve Beijing, but authorities and universities are hesitating to move. Now the flood in Beijing and the surrounding area has exposed new flaws of Xiong'an and a ruthless approach by the authorities.
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Germany is not fighting with China over the global order. What we need are stable relations between the two countries. No global problem can be solved without or against China, least of all climate change.
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Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People's Republic and today addresses the philosophical question: Who truly rules in China? And it is not the CCP or the government.
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At the turn of the millennium, the political and cultural opening also made the People's Republic a playground for the architectural avant-garde. Famous architects immortalized themselves in the skylines of the cities. But the boom ended abruptly.
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Even as China and soon India overtake the US in terms of GDP, the West remains “blinded by pre-eminence,” as Hugh Peyman puts it, and unwilling to acknowledge its waning power. But, with 90% of the world's population, non-Western countries will no longer accept being excluded from global decision-making.
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Our column "China Perspective" is written by authors from the People's Republic. Today's article looks at the so-called Hu-Line, the true border between China's north and south.
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The Western sanctions policy against Russia has bound the Russian economy closer to China. Russian energy companies are issuing bonds in Chinese yuan. But this development is not particularly beneficial for the yuan's path to becoming an international currency. The more yuan circulates in Russia, the harder it will be for Beijing to control its own currency.
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Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People's Republic. Today's article continues our short series on the political significance of Peking opera. Mao was a huge fan – and that continues to have an impact today.
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