Real estate crisis, protests outside banks and youth unemployment: Many Chinese are feeling the consequences of the strained economy. This has enormous potential for social unrest – and is probably the biggest and entirely home-grown threat to the government in Beijing.
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
The government crackdown on privately owned companies and industries cannot stop the advance of China's private sector, a study by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) shows. On the contrary, China's largest private companies are growing faster than their state-owned counterparts. However, the influence exerted by party cells within private companies is problematic.
By Frank Sieren
As the first Chinese city, Shenzhen has passed a law on living wills. It gives terminally ill patients more choice for a dignified death. The new regulation is a huge step. It also triggers a public debate about assisted dying.
By Ning Wang
At the National Congress this fall, Xi Jinping will run for a third term as President – a move Deng Xiaoping once tried to prevent. Deng feared excesses like those of Mao. Speaking with Michael Radunski, Eberhard Sandschneider explains what problems Xi Jinping has, what goals he is pursuing – and why he is more concerned about the United States in all of this.
By Michael Radunski
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