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Corona aus China? Tabu! Schweinepest aus Afrika? In Ordnung! In der Volksrepublik geht es sprachlich mitunter tierisch zu. Vor allem Präsident Xi liebt Tierbezeichnungen, um Feinde zu diskreditieren. Auch bei der Selbstbeschreibung seines Landes greift er gerne zu animalischen Metaphern. Vor allem der mystische Drache oder der starke Löwe sind in Peking für die Beschreibung Chinas beliebt.
Von Table.Briefings
Alarmed by new data showing that its fertility rate is now similar to that of aging Japan, China has announced that it will permit families to have up to three children. Yet without broader reforms to address high costs of living and rural-urban divides, the new policy could make a difficult problem worse.
Von Redaktion Table
US President Joe Biden wants to rally Europe behind him to take joint action against China. At the G7 summit in Cornwall this weekend, the heads of government of the seven industrialized nations want to adopt a counter-program to the Bealt and Road Initiative. But the German government is hesitating.
Von Felix Lee