The German Foreign Office's East Asia Concept from 2002 coincides in many ways with the German government's new China strategy. Back then, the world was different. This is another reason why it is worth looking at the document: It can show us why political resolutions must be sustainably implemented.
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The strong growth rebound that was widely expected to follow the end of China's zero-COVID policy has yet to materialize. This is both less surprising and easier to understand than many observers seem to think. The EV industry, in particular, is receiving high subsidies at the moment.
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Peking opera is underrated. Once you get used to the screeching music and engage with the intricate and dramatic stories, a fantastic cultural experience opens up.
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For a long time, China's economic growth knew only one direction: steadily upward. But the People's Republic has been struggling for some time with a series of complex challenges that call the current growth model into question. The crisis in the real estate sector, the aftermath of the Covid pandemic, conflicts with the United States and extremely high youth unemployment are weighing on consumption and putting pressure on imports and exports.
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President Xi is working to fuse the CCP's previous Marxist ideology with China's national traditional culture in order to give Chinese socialism a new unique characteristic and justify its political path.
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Research cooperation with scientists in China is not an end in itself. The participants pursue clear goals under previously agreed conditions. What do we want to achieve, and under what political conditions does the cooperation take place?
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Addressing interference and infiltration by the Chinese party-state is important. It is therefore appropriate that German media are increasingly covering this issue. This media coverage does not mean that advocates of Sino-German cooperation are outright condemned. On the contrary, Germany has excellent China journalism.
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Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People’s Republic who wish to remain anonymous. Today's article is about the Dragon Boat Festival.
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The intensifying geopolitical tensions between China and the West have put ASEAN countries, which cannot decouple from either side, in an unenviable position. To build resilience at a time of great-power rivalries, Southeast Asian countries must strengthen regional cooperation.
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Deng Xiaoping's pragmatic agricultural policy, which allowed peasants to return to tenancy systems after Mao's Cultural Revolution, brought hundreds of millions of Chinese an economic miracle that allowed them to overcome their bitter poverty. A narrative that is partly true. However, this also happened at the expense of the people's uncertainty as to when the next change of course in the party would jeopardize what had been achieved.
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