At the BRICS summit in South Africa, China is underscoring its expected claims of leadership over the Global South. Xi is pushing to swiftly add new countries to the BRICS family. He aims for the rapid utilization of the new development bank of the BRICS group as an alternative to the IMF and World Bank, […]
In 2010, Su Yutong fled from China to Germany. In her home country, the authorities targeted the activist, journalist and blogger after she had leaked the diaries of former premier Li Peng. Li Peng was significantly involved in the Tiananmen massacre in 1989.At first, Su felt safe in Germany. Meanwhile, she feels threatened and pressured […]
Police authorities in the city of Baotou, Inner Mongolia, reported in May that a man was stolen the equivalent of 622,000 US dollars with the help of deepfake technology. A hacker had tricked him with a deceptively real AI clone of a friend who told him in a video call that he urgently needed money. […]
It became official on Tuesday: The Taiwanese world market leader TSMC is building a chip plant in Germany. Its partners are Bosch, Infineon and the Dutch company NXP. This at least slows down the migration of key technologies to Asia. Modern microchips are being produced on European soil. But how modern?The factory will produce chips […]
Police authorities in the city of Baotou, Inner Mongolia, reported in May that a man was stolen the equivalent of 622,000 US dollars with the help of deepfake technology. A hacker had tricked him with a deceptively real AI clone of a friend who told him in a video call that he urgently needed money. […]
By terminating the grain agreement with Ukraine and attacking port facilities for export Moscow has also duped its hitherto well-meaning partner Beijing. Ukraine has traditionally been an important agricultural partner for China. Russia apparently did not consider that. Only recently, China’s deputy trade minister received his Ukrainian counterpart in Beijing to discuss the expansion of […]
Taiwan is currently testing its defensive capabilities during the so-called Han Kuang large-scale exercises in case of a military invasion from mainland China. The most recent test was the “victorious” defense of the Taipei airport. In a real situation, however, things would be very different, says retired Admiral Lee Hsi-min, who served as Chief of […]
Your ex-wife Duan Weihong used to be one of China’s wealthiest women. Before her sudden disappearance in 2017, she maintained close contact with high-ranking government cadres under Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao. In your book “Red Roulette,” you give a profound insight into the corruption and intransparency of a system in which even the most […]
The current visit of Economy Minister Habeck to India is intended to bring “more resilience and diversification” to Germany, meaning greater independence from China. However, it may take some time before India, now the most populous country in the world, becomes an economic partner comparable to the People’s Republic. In the meantime, it is important […]
Today, the German federal government is finally presenting its long-awaited and fiercely contested China strategy. The document is a novelty for Germany. Never before has so much attention been given to a geostrategic rival and economic partner. It shows how important Berlin considers the right approach to the People’s Republic for the coming years.However, it […]