What to do when all the facts speak against one’s position in a large committee? These days, China is trying to drown out the Tibetans’ accusations in the United Nations Human Rights Council. Not only a particularly large contingent of official representatives but also a whole series of compliant organizations from the People’s Republic claim […]
The FDP parliamentary group in the German Bundestag has published its own position paper on China. The main idea of the paper is to prepare Germany for possible crisis situations with Chinese participation and to strengthen Germany’s negotiating position vis-à-vis the People’s Republic. Among other things, the Free Democrats call forCompatible with Green proposalsThe FDP […]
The US Air Force may have shot down the Chinese observation balloon that has preoccupied the public in recent days. But the incident will define the relationship between the two superpowers for the foreseeable future. The fact that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has canceled a planned visit to China for the time being […]
Tibet has its own culture and language. And officially China claims to protect the customs of the various peoples on its territory. But in practice, the Communist Party has never been particularly squeamish about them. It combines the majority Han culture with good organization and economic prosperity. In recent years, the suppression of cultural diversity […]
Tibet has its own culture and language. And officially, China claims to protect the customs of the different peoples on its territory. But in reality, the Communist Party has never been particularly squeamish about them. It combines the majority Han culture with good organization and economic prosperity. In recent years, the suppression of cultural diversity […]
China has developed a system to drive the creation of know-how and its practical application using standardized processes. In this way, the activities of government agencies and private actors are effectively interlinked in an “innovation chain” to quickly transform individual ideas into mass production. These processes are explained by the Berlin-based China Research Institute Merics […]
A terrible scenario: The police arrest your spouse and locks them up in prison without any contact with the outside world – all because they are a lawyer who handled politically sensitive cases. This is what happened to our interviewee Luo Shengchun. She was in the US when her husband Ding Jiaxi fell into the […]
Mr. Wuttke, the German government is working on a new China strategy. The leaked drafts focus on rivalry and the reduction of dependencies. Is this the right approach?By the time the paper comes out the end of the voting grinder, it will probably look quite different.Do you hope that not much will be left of […]
Happy New Year of the Rabbit! According to the horoscope, it promises balance and peace. This is something global politics and our private lives need.One of our most important China actors will – hopefully -also have a more peaceful private life in May: Joerg Wuttke will step down as President of the EU Chamber of […]
We at China.Table believe deeply in astrology of course – at least the Chinese variety. After all, what influences the thinking of so many people cannot be wrong. The first babies that will be born on Sunday in the Year of the Rabbit will definitely bring completely different characteristics into the world than the last […]