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Annette Schavan has been involved in diplomatic talks with China for more than two decades. 50 years after the establishment of diplomatic relations between Germany and China, she sees mutual relations in troubled waters. At the same time, she observes that China knows more about Germany and Europe than vice versa. This is something that needs to be dealt with, she urges in an interview with Felix Lee.
By Felix Lee
Since 2016, China's President Xi Jinping has been propagating a "Sinicization of religions". Religious communities are tolerated – but only if they are subordinate to socialism. Muslim communities are being "renovated" accordingly, for example, the Niujie district in Beijing or the Nanguan Mosque in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan.
By Redaktion Table
With a motion for a future debate on China's human rights crimes in Xinjiang, supporters want to buy time to pave the way for a resolution. It would be the first resolution against China in the history of the Human Rights Council. The initiators are optimistic that the motion will be passed in Geneva next week. The long-term goal is to install a special rapporteur for the People's Republic.
By Marcel Grzanna