Due to shortages, ration stamps for commodities were part of daily life for 40 years. Beijing also used them as an instrument of power. Times have improved, and the ration stamps have become collector's items. Today, Xi Jinping would rather forget about this chapter in the history of the CP. Yet it could offer valuable lessons. In the meantime, he has turned to AI to monitor the population.
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The most important financial experts in the USA were completely off the mark with their forecasts for 2021. There are several reasons for this collective misjudgment, writes Jason Furman. One model is particularly suitable for assessing the situation more realistically.
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Negotiations on a successor to the Privacy Shield are in full swing. But the basic problem remains almost impossible to solve: Without changes to the legal framework in the USA, the project will hardly be able to stand before the CJEU. Jordan Francis argues for an interim solution with comparatively minor changes.
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The preservation of tropical rainforests is of great importance for global climate goals. Global agreements are important, but a change in forest management and thus an end to deforestation can only succeed with the right policies on the ground, writes Pedro Frizo in today's Opinion.
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The transformation to a climate-neutral society and economy while maintaining prosperity is the defining task of the coming years. To achieve this, Europe must now set the right course, writes Jochen Reinschmidt of the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association. This also includes standardization.
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Dealing verbally with the People's Republic of China is a tightrope act, especially for large German corporations. They are not particularly adept at it, says political scientist Thorsten Benner. The most recent example is Siemens CEO Roland Busch, whose statements about forced labor in Xinjiang are now exploding in his face. Especially since they are not entirely sincere.
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At the Yingtai Pavilion, part of the old Beijing Imperial Palace, the lines of history cross in an unlikely fashion. It was in the setting of imperial splendor that Communist autocrat Mao met with Pu Yi, the deposed last emperor. Recently, Xi Jinping used the same location for a special meeting. And he spared no imperial symbolism for himself.
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From climate change and rising inequality to pandemics and the digital revolution, Michael Spence sees plenty of reasons for China and the US to work together in a way that would benefit both. Unfortunately, according to the economist, the contrary has happened. This casts a shadow over the current recovery and the future prosperity of the planet.
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After the climate conference in Glasgow, the Global South is in danger of no longer believing the promises of the industrialized countries on climate financing. This trust gap must be closed quickly, demands Susi Dennison of the European Council on Foreign Relations. She outlines ways in which the EU could meaningfully engage in the debate and explains the potential of green technologies.
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If the Green Deal is to succeed without the EU becoming increasingly dependent on third parties, it urgently needs to reform its state aid law, writes Michael Niese, managing director of the Wirtschaftsvereinigung Metalle, in his guest article.
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