Nancy Pelosi leaves a roiled Taiwan Strait. In China.Table, researcher Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy, former advisor to the EU Parliament, assesses the peril of the situation and possible EU responses.
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With the world beset by climate change, pandemics, and a shocking new war in Europe – to say nothing of mounting inequality and related social and political tensions – globalization’s defenses are in tatters. And China may well have the most to lose.
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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.
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In order for Germany to overcome global crises and challenges such as demographic change, it needs a new fiscal strategy, according to Economics Professor Lars P. Feld and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP). Their three pillars consist of targeted emergency measures, supply policy and compliance with the debt brake.
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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.
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When it came to the fuel rebate, parts of the media and the public quickly had a clear opinion: The energy tax cut on gasoline and diesel would not be passed on in full, and the petroleum industry would keep a slice of it. The story of a different perception.
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The all-dominant topic in the coming week will be the gas crisis. The governments in Spain and France have already called on their compatriots to save.
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With energy prices high and rising, and inflation soaring, it is starting to look like the late 1970s all over again. But appearances can be deceiving.
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The Czech Council Presidency will focus on the European Union's energy supply over the winter. It is likely to continue as turbulently as it began.
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