If you look through the list of names of the members of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party, you will see 女 in brackets behind some of the names – the sign for "female". Although women make up nearly one-third of the party, they are rarely found in top offices. Xi Jinping's return to Confucianism reinforces this tendency because it envisions a patriarchal order.
By Ning Wang
China wants to become carbon neutral by 2060 and reduce its emissions from 2030 at the latest. The 14th Five-Year Plan must contain the first concrete measures to achieve this. The announced draft gives the topic a lot of space, but details are available only in the plan itself.
By Christiane Kuehl
The US gaming platform Steam was launched in China a few weeks ago. With a dramatically slimmed-down supply. Although China has the largest market and the world's largest gaming company, the hobby is unpopular with the authorities and subject to a variety of restrictions. Foreign companies, meanwhile, run afoul of their Western buyers when they bend to Chinese regulations and restrict gamers' freedom of expression.
By Redaktion Table
In China, too, there is hardly a political topic as emotionally discussed as the high housing and rental prices. The new Five-Year Plan addresses the issue and promises more affordable housing. Despite rapidly rising prices, the burst of a bubble is considered unlikely. Beijing is too worried that social unrest could occur in such a case.
By Redaktion Table
The city has an additional €850 million at its disposal from an unnamed source to enforce the new security law. What the money will be used for became clear on Monday when a large police contingent accompanied the hearing of 47 opposition members in Hong Kong.
By Marcel Grzanna
With its 14th Five-Year Plan, China aims for more independence from foreign countries and at the same time attempts to open its markets more; it wants to invest more and at the same time save more. What sounds contradictory has a method and brings opportunities for Germany and Europe.
By Frank Sieren
This year's National People's Congress begins next Friday in Beijing. The focus will be on adopting the guidelines for the 14th Five-Year Plan. The main issues are the dual-circulation strategy, the goals for China's innovative capacity and technological independence, and the achievement of social targets and now also increasingly of climate goals. China.Table will analyze topics in concrete terms by Friday.
By Nico Beckert
Even if the World Bank now applies a different standard to China and poverty in the most populous country is still far from being overcome, the Chinese leadership has achieved a great deal in the fight against poverty. The goal of urbanizing the rural population is now to give way to revitalizing rural regions.
By Felix Lee
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the largest political organization in the world - and by far the most powerful. To mark the centenary of its founding in July 2021, China.Table took a look at how the party has been able to bring the country under such seamless control despite all the setbacks.We analyze its undeniable successes for economic development as well as human rights crimes. We also look to the future: can the Chinese Communist Party and Xi Jinping defend their unassailable position? All articles and news on 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party at a glance.
