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Xi's secret million-dollar accounts

Every author has a right to receive royalties. Even those whose books are compulsorily distributed to a nation of billion people. Chairman Xi may have made – and continues to make – an enormous fortune this way. After all, he constantly publishes new volumes of propaganda.

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China crafts its own word of the year

It becomes increasingly obvious that China's word of the year is picked by the party and has little to do with online voting. This year, the commission presented words like "stability" and "20th Party Congress" as winners of the vote. The true submissions, such as "white" in reference to the protests, were already removed in the preliminary round.

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Jens Südekum

The horror of the Taiwan scenario

The economic dependence on China has a much larger dimension than that on Russia. Without this superpower, Germany would have to abandon the energy transition.

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Fu Cong

Building confidence for cooperation

The meeting between President Xi Jinping and EU Council President Charles Michel was an important sign for the future relationship between Brussels and Beijing, writes China's new EU Ambassador Fu Cong in his first public opinion piece since his arrival. He wants to advance the common interests of both sides during his tenure in Belgium.

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The Great Wailing Wall of China

Our “China Perspective” column is written by contributors from the People’s Republic who wish to remain anonymous. Today we take a look at the Weibo account of the late ophthalmologist and Covid whistleblower Li Wenliang from Wuhan. The account is miraculously still active.

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EU supply chain directive must work on the ground

Many details of the EU supply chain law are still unclear – but it is already clear that the planned law will significantly impact exchanges with China. European companies fear a deterioration in trade relations. For Baerbel Kofler, State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, however, the focus must be on the impact in non-EU countries.

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Güsten, Julia

Personal contacts are essential for SMEs

Because of the size of the Chinese market, any company that wants to be successful internationally cannot ignore it. But a medium-sized company will have to overcome high hurdles to successfully participate in the market.

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The state legacy of China’s success

The successful transformation of China's economy into a global powerhouse is not only owed to the market reforms that began in 1978. The state and its bureaucracy have contributed significantly to this success, believes Zhang Jun, Dean of Economics at Shanghai Fudan University.

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Jiang's legacy looks much better in comparison

Our “China Perspective” column is written by contributors from the People’s Republic who wish to remain anonymous. Today's article reflects the author's view of the late former President Jiang Zemin.

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Chung pic

Standing up to the iron fist of the party

As the world gets ready for Christmas, protests have erupted across China. The protests were sparked by a tragic fire in Urumqi, which killed ten people, and anger over the country’s restrictive Zero-COVID policy. While protest is more common in China than people think, the last two days have seen a character of dissent not seen in China since 1989.

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