China is not only a partner and economic competitor for Germany but also a systemic rival. This means that global challenges will also have to be solved jointly with China in the future. But no decoupling from China also means a level playing field and stricter reciprocity. Europe must not allow itself to be divided and, in coordination with the US, should find a common China policy.
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Around ten percent of global GDP is located in tax havens. This is according to international studies. This money hinders the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The international community must increase its efforts to combat corruption and tax evasion.
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Wang Huning is exceptional among Chinese leadership technocrats. He has served as chief adviser to three presidents since 1995. His signature can be found in the teachings of Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping. But Wang's once aspirational goal of greater democracy has since receded into the distant future.
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China looks back on a long history as an agricultural civilization – and is thus very different from the geographic fragmentation and political competition historically seen in the West. The lines between Chinese central planning and the democratic capitalism of the West no longer run clearly. A new global social contract must promote a shared narrative within the framework of which each country defines its role within the global collective.
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In recent years, the Chinese government has made great strides in introducing the digital central bank currency. Europe should not waste any more time and digitize the euro quickly – and just like the Chinese, in a first step as an ECB interbank standard that commercial banks can then pass on to end customers.
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China is different: The last name precedes the first name and books are read from back to front. If you want to understand the Chinese, you have to accept that they are different and look behind the scenes with an open mind.
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China is active in Europe – this has security policy implications NATO must understand. What is needed now is internal coordination and information exchange within the Alliance, but also expedient dialogue with China. Because NATO must solve a dilemma.
By Amelie Richter
The contrast in economic recovery between the US and China is clearly felt in the services sector after their lockdowns, and could stand in the way of the US achieving a V-shaped economic recovery like China's economy is currently exemplifying. Roach sees China's crisis strategy at an advantage so far.
By Ning Wang
So far, East Asian countries have held up well economically against the pandemic. But a withdrawal of liquidity from emerging markets could spell disaster for Asian economies, which rely heavily on short-term foreign capital inflows. But a tougher US policy under Biden against China would also dim East Asia's economic prospects, said Lee Jong-Wha, who was long the Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank and now teaches economics at Korea University.
By Ning Wang
Joe Biden called for European-American solidarity at the Munich Security Conference. Regarding China, however, Europe does not automatically have the same interests as America. And when it comes to transatlantic relations, Europe's politicians should bear in mind: Europeans have doubts about the US's political system.
By Antje Sirleschtov
