Editorial 30.06.2023

If a country does basically the same with a law as it did without it – does it make a difference? Yes. This is now the case with China’s new foreign policy law. Like other important resolutions of the People’s Congress, it contains colorful expressions and promises, for example, China’s commitment to world peace. But it also has thorns. Should China’s interests be threatened, it gives Xi Jinping the authority to take swift countermeasures.