While Taiwan boasts a highly successful electronics industry and trades with the whole world, it has hardly signed any free trade agreements. In times of geopolitical tensions – especially with China – this becomes a crucial weakness.
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Our column "China Perspective" is written by authors from the People's Republic. Today's topic focuses on the concerns of young people regarding a new law on military conscription. Although the military is considered to be a way to a decent education, especially for poorer families, war could become a more realistic scenario.
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The Russian strategy gambled that the unity of Europe would be among the first casualties of the war of aggression on Ukraine. A split failed to materialize. But a new order is emerging in Europe, writes ECFR's Kadri Liik.
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Molecular cuisine in Brussels: The EU has declared the development of hydrogen one of its energy policy priorities. However, the definition of green hydrogen divides the member states into two camps.
By Claire Stam
Mysteriousness is embedded in the DNA of China's political culture. The abrupt lifting of the Covid measures, the removal of Hu Jintao from the CP congress, Xi Jinping's two-week disappearance, the fate of the Panchen Lama and Lin Biao's plane crash all have something in common: Their reasons remain a mystery. Nevertheless, there are new insights.
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Record rare earth discovery in Europe: The find in Sweden sparks euphoria. But the quantities will be used up quickly.
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Petr Pavel or Andrej Babiš: The Czechs will elect their new president today and tomorrow. The outcome of the election will influence the direction of Prague's European policy.
By Claire Stam
Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People's Republic who prefer to remain anonymous. Today's article talks about the first New Year's celebration with the family after the end of zero-Covid.
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Record rare earth discovery in Europe: The find in Sweden sparks euphoria. But the quantities will be used up quickly. Europe needs other solutions to meet the raw material needs for the climate transition. For example, a law that promotes recycling and stops wastage.
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When evaluating scientific cooperation with China, there is often a lack of differentiation between China as a country and China as a one-party system. However, this necessary differentiation is also neglected in connection with other autocratically ruled states.
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