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China's head of state Xi Jinping has proclaimed the fight against inequality. Forty years after Deng Xiaoping's liberal reforms, he sets a new course for the party: against the wealthy, for new opportunities for advancement. In this way, he wants to save the "Chinese dream."
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Numerous myths surround Qincheng Prison, located near Beijing. The political prison is reserved for party cadres fallen from grace – and is therefore not under the supervision of China's judiciary.
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Beijing's top politicians keep their personal affairs under lock and key. Even when they take their summer break and where they spend it. But there are clear indications that they are currently relaxing at the celebrity resort of Beidaihe 北戴河, – and not just for their vacation.
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Green Party politician Reinhard Bütikofer is affected by Chinese sanctions and criticizes the German government's China policy. The "automotive foreign policy" is just as outdated as the idea that change can be achieved through patience. Germany must overcome the illusion of its own inabilities and accept the challenge set by new rivalry. Felix Lee spoke with Bütikofer.
By Felix Lee
The People's Republic feels superior to the rest of the world as a technological and economic high-roller. But its Achilles' heel is whether it can feed its 1.4 billion-strong population in the long term. Of all people, the ideologue Xi Jinping clearly warns against this.
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The Cultural Revolution did not stop for China's diplomats and Chinese journalists abroad. Mao and the CCP learned from Western sympathizers about the supposed bourgeois and opulent lifestyle of its envoys. A letter from the Austrian Marxist-Leninists pleased Mao in particular. The consequence: a third of all diplomatic service staff were ordered back to China and had to face criticism.
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"New Democratic Revolution"? "Remaining true to original aspirations"? These phrases made by the Chinese Communist Party often carry a different meaning than they suggest. China experts strive to decipher China's web of phrases; after all, they shed light on future policy. Xi Jinping has become particularly adept at twisting words – and many Western politicians fall for it without even realizing it.
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The visit of US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to Tianjin was supposed to prevent any misunderstandings with China. But instead, the People's Republic is using the meeting for a verbal frontal attack. But Beijing is pursuing a larger goal.
By Michael Radunski