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Angela Köckritz

Angela Köckritz Published: February 18th, 2025

Taiwan: Government examines billion-dollar US weapons deal

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 […]

Angela Köckritz Published: February 16th, 2025

MunSec: How Wang Yi seizes the moment

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 […]

Angela Köckritz Published: February 10th, 2025

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 […]

Angela Köckritz Published: February 10th, 2025

China policy: ‘Germany has a special responsibility’

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 […]

Angela Köckritz Published: February 10th, 2025

Microdramas: Douyin pulls 585 movies

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 […]

Angela Köckritz Published: February 9th, 2025

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 […]

Angela Köckritz Published: February 9th, 2025

Canada: Is China trying to influence the elections?

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 […]

Angela Köckritz Published: January 27th, 2025

28.01.2025_Editorial

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 […]