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Fabian Peltsch

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Zelenskiy: 'Long and meaningful'

More than a year after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy finally got a call from China's President Xi Jinping. The Ukrainian president continues to hold out hope that Beijing will press Russia to negotiate peace with Ukraine. He does not have many other options.

Von Fabian Peltsch

230303 -- BEIJING, March 3, 2023 -- Mou Zhenhua, the 27th leader of the Lei Feng Squad, wipes the sculpture of Lei Feng in northeast China s Liaoning Province, Feb. 11, 2023.  Xinhua Headlines: Sixty years on, hero soldier remains a role model in China YaoxJianfeng PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

Modellsoldat für die neue Ära

Kaum eine Propagandakampagne hat die Zeiten so standhaft überdauert wie jene von Lei Feng. 60 Jahre nach dem Tod des hilfsbereiten Modellsoldaten will Chinas Staatschef Xi Jinping dessen Stern heller denn je leuchten lassen. Die jungen Chinesen lässt das ziemlich kalt.

Von Fabian Peltsch

230303 -- BEIJING, March 3, 2023 -- Mou Zhenhua, the 27th leader of the Lei Feng Squad, wipes the sculpture of Lei Feng in northeast China s Liaoning Province, Feb. 11, 2023.  Xinhua Headlines: Sixty years on, hero soldier remains a role model in China YaoxJianfeng PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

Model soldier for the new era

Hardly any propaganda campaign has endured as steadfastly as that of Lei Feng. Sixty years after the death of the helpful model soldier, China's President Xi Jinping wants his star to shine brighter than ever. However, young Chinese people are largely indifferent to it.

Von Fabian Peltsch