Because Western competitors are withdrawing from Russia, Chinese tech companies could actually go on the offensive there now. So far, however, they are holding back. Their fear of the USA is strong.
By Redaktion Table
Liao Yiwu is one of the most renowned Chinese writers in exile. He is concerned about the closing of ranks between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at the Olympic Games. At China.Table, Liao calls for vigilance against the autocrats.
By Redaktion Table
Russia allegedly asked China for economic and military aid for its war in Ukraine. Beijing is said to have signaled willingness to help, according to US officials. China, however, branded the reports as deliberate US disinformation. Military aid would be a massive escalation. Nevertheless, the question arises: How could Beijing provide military support to Moscow?
By Michael Radunski
China's leadership did not mention the "situation in Ukraine" with a single word in its work report to the National People's Congress (NPC). Instead, it has spent the past few weeks trying to take a neutral position in a war in which there really is no such thing as a neutral position. The Chinese rhetoric is a diplomatic balancing act with an even more uncertain outcome. In the year of the all-important 20th Party Congress this fall, Ukraine has thus become a central quandary for the Chinese leadership.
By Redaktion Table
China.Table takes a look at China's newspapers and social platforms: The word "war" is virtually taboo. Reporting shifts the blame for the escalation primarily to NATO. And the Americans are also being reminded of their "blood debt".
By Julia Weibel
The Ukraine-China relationship has long been cold, but it holds a lot of potential. For a long time, the relationship was characterized by a simple trade exchange. Currently, however, China is emerging as a major trading partner of Ukraine. In the plans of China's New Silk Road initiative, Ukraine has played a minor role until now. In the wake of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Chinese government is behaving cautiously, but increasingly a slight distancing can be seen. Read the latest Ukraine-China news from the Table.editorial team. How has the Ukraine-China relationship developed? Even though Ukraine has repeatedly expressed interest in the Silk Road initiative, the state has made few moves on China. Due to Ukraine's difficult economic and political situation resulting from Russian aggression, China is distancing itself from Ukraine. Ukraine also focused its foreign policy on the West - the European Union and the United States to persuade Russia to make peace with economic and political sanctions. Given the complicated U.S.-China relationship, Ukraine had deliberately avoided rapprochement with China. Closer contact with Xi Jinping is emerging under Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj, heralding a possible new phase in the Ukraine-China relationship.
