Taiwan is reportedly considering the purchase of several billion US dollars worth of military equipment from the United States in exchange for support from the new Trump administration. This was reported by the news agency Reuters, citing three insider sources. According to one source, the package should include cruise missiles for coastal defense and HIMARS […]
What is your first impression of the new Trump administration with regard to China? I would say that things have been relatively quiet in recent weeks. Almost too friendly.Does that surprise you?Yes, everyone was expecting tariffs of 60 percent. But then Trump announced tariffs of just ten percent, which are lower than those he threatened […]
It was an exceptional security conference. One journalist who has been a long-time observer said that he had never experienced anything like it in 25 years. The speech by US Vice President J.D. Vance, who lashed out against the European Union, accusing the Europeans of censorship efforts using bizarre examples while openly supporting the European […]
There have been numerous incidents between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea in recent years. How high is the risk of a military escalation?These incidents have occurred quite regularly, especially in the last two years. The possibility of these incidents becoming more severe would certainly escalate tensions and even lead to more […]
Is the Year of the Snake actually the Year of the Cat? A 700-year-old tomb painting raises this particularly pressing question in the Year of the Snake. The mural, which is on display in the renowned Yuelu Academy from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) in present-day Hunan, depicts twelve animals in bureaucratic garb. However, not only […]
Relations with the countries of the Indo-Pacific region, which account for over 60 percent of global GDP and two-thirds of global economic growth, are of pivotal importance to Germany as an export-focused economy. Even though the German government has worked to differentiate and strengthen relations with countries such as Japan and India over the past […]
The Chinese government regulates the booming microdrama market ever more strictly. Douyin, China’s largest video platform and TikTok’s Chinese sister app, removed 585 microdramas in January. The deleted videos had “spread harmful values, violated public order and social morality,” or “spread vulgar content.” This included “exaggerated and eye-catching film titles,” “promotion of gold-digging,” and “misleading […]
Unfortunately, far too few non-governmental Chinese voices are heard in Germany. The Berlin-based association 706 wants to change that. It aims to support Chinese people upon arrival and inform them about Germany, such as the political system. The 706 movement was originally founded in Beijing in 2012, when students were looking for a place to […]
A Canadian government task force has identified “coordinated and malicious activity” on Chinese social media targeting former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Freeland wants to succeed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party. The government agency SITE, whose task is to identify security threats in the election environment, referred to a […]
For over 20 years, it has been a common practice among China’s wealthy families: Heavily pregnant Chinese women travel to the United States, preferably to California, to give birth to their baby, who then receives American citizenship. An entire industry has developed around this birth tourism. Travel agencies offer all-inclusive trips; postpartum centers care for […]
