China's stance in the Ukraine war is a source of much discussion: Beijing calls itself neutral, while critics speak of "pro-Russian neutrality" at best. But a closer look reveals how China attempts to take the "middle" ground.
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Chinas Haltung im Ukrainekrieg sorgt für viel Gesprächsstoff: Peking selbst bezeichnet sich als neutral, während Kritiker bestenfalls von einer „pro-russischen Neutralität“ sprechen. Doch wer genau hinschaut, erkennt, wie China versucht, eine „mittlere“ Position einzunehmen.
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Es ist Zeit, zu Xis wirtschaftlichen Erfolgen Bilanz zu ziehen, findet Wirtschaftsprofessorin Nancy Qian. Chinas Ökonomie blühte, als Xi vor zehn Jahren sein Amt übernahm. Doch seither stagnierte das BIP entweder oder war wegen der strikten Covid-Maßnahmen sogar gesunken. Viele bisher nicht angegangene Probleme haben sich verschlimmert.
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It's time to take stock of Xi's economic successes, says economics professor Nancy Qian. China's economy thrived when Xi took office ten years ago. But since then, GDP either stagnated or even declined due to strict Covid measures. Many previously unaddressed problems worsened.
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The ideologists among China's party leaders are clearly fond of numbers. They can be found in many of Mao Zedong's slogans, and Xi Jinping also likes to use catchy ciphers. In the last ten years, the political language in China changed; with a dictionary alone, some terms in the party language cannot be deciphered. Very good language skills, effort and the Internet can help.
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Deng Xiaoping understood that a rules-based system was essential to avoid a repeat of the fanatical terror unleashed under Mao Zedong. But his conviction could not overcome his self-interest, and, as President Xi Jinping has shown, the institutional edifice Deng built in the 1980s turned out to be hollow.
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Der Politologe Minxin Pei argumentiert in seinem Gastkommentar, dass Deng Xiaoping verstanden hatte, dass ein auf Regeln basierendes System innerhalb der Partei unerlässlich war, um eine Wiederholung des unter Mao Zedong entfesselten Terrors zu vermeiden. Die dritte Amtszeit für Xi Jinping zeige nun deutlich, wie fragil Dengs "regelbasiertes System" ist. Sie droht, wie ein Kartenhaus einzustürzen.
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Über Jahre habe Bayerns Kultusminister Michael Piazolo den Lehrermangel heruntergespielt. Welche Maßnahmen es nun braucht, erklärt der bildungspolitische Sprecher der FDP-Fraktion im bayerischen Landtag, Matthias Fischbach, in sechs Punkten.
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The underlying logic and pattern of opening and closing market segments in China is one of the most fundamental realities foreign companies are confronted with in the Chinese market. While in their respective detail all markets develop differently, the overarching pattern of industrial policy interventions has been applied to numerous industries in the past and present.
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The purpose of diplomatic language is to prevent political differences that lead to a deterioration of relations between two states. Ralph Weber of the University of Basel sees in a diplomatic verbal exchange with authoritarian states a risk of undermining own democratic values. Especially when they have existed for 50 years, as between Germany and the People's Republic of China. Therefore, democracies should pay meticulous attention to their choice of words and avoid the use of numerous terms.
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