Because of the one-child policy, Chinese authorities have prescribed abortion, sterilization, and contraceptives such as intrauterine devices (IUDs). So it is natural to assume that the dramatic decline in births in Xinjiang reflects the impact of such measures. But the reasons are more complex and also socioeconomic, analyzes family planning expert and author Yi Fuxian of the University Wisconsin-Madison.
By Redaktion Table
China's communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations with Germany 50 years ago was just one phrase. Two unlikely actors made it happen: A Chinese journalist and an opposition politician from the CDU.
By Fabian Peltsch
Chinese forces may well have to land in Taiwan before the world finds out whether the US is willing to defend the island militarily. But overt military threats are not the only – or even the most effective – way to deter a Chinese invasion.
By Redaktion Table
While it has become uncommon to bang your forehead on the floor in front of China's powerful. But Western business leaders still kowtow to the CP leadership.
By Amelie Richter
Despite big ambitions and big investments, China is struggling to catch up with the US economically and strategically in semiconductor manufacturing. However, South Korean economics professor Keun Lee believes that China can catch up faster from now on. This is not least aided by the high inflation in the USA.
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Author Christian Y. Schmidt is known to the China-interested public for his humorous books and provocative posts on social media. Now he returns with a more serious topic. In book length he has recorded his observations and feelings during the Chinese entry quarantine. This excerpt gives a heavily abridged taste of the book.
By Redaktion Table
China tries to contain infections with a strict zero-Covid policy and hard lockdowns. These measures are necessary because the vaccination rate is still too low. The population is wary of vaccinations. Nancy Qian explains what it will take to convince people to get vaccinated.
By Redaktion Table
Europe has become critically dependent on China in some respects. As a result, global supply chains need to be reconsidered and reorganized. Shifting production back from China to Europe will play an increasingly important role in this process.
By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk
China's official growth target of 5.5 percent for this year appears increasingly ambitious in view of the many domestic and global challenges. With a large-scale stimulus package announced at the end of May, Beijing nevertheless intends to stay the course.
By Redaktion Table
Global risks create new challenges. Inflation, food shortages and energy supply, which is being redefined by the Russian war in Ukraine, are closely intertwined and mutually reinforcing. These risks also recently occupied the World Economic Forum in Davos very intensively. That's good, but: It seems that the long-term climate goals of the global community have been lost in the fog of war, and that is by no means in Beijing's interest.
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