Mr. Fulda, in your book “Germany and China: How Entanglement Undermines Freedom, Prosperity and Security,” you identify the paradigm of “change through trade” as the driving force behind the unconditional entanglement of German elites with the People’s Republic of China. Why is that?Paradigms such as “change through trade” and Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s “interdependence and integration” were […]
The cultural events marking the 27th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to the People’s Republic of China have met with little response from the city’s citizens. A four-day event in the centrally located Victoria Park registered low visitor numbers.For the first time since the Covid pandemic, Victoria Park was once again permitted as a venue […]
The Chinese Communist Party once again recorded fewer members among the under-30s last year. The number of young people in the Party shrank again by 23,000 to around 12.4 million. The year before, there were even 189,000 fewer in the under-30 age group.Nevertheless, the Party is likely to break the 100 million member mark towards […]
When it comes to de-risking, the questions we ask ourselves are always the same: Do we want to leave the development of critical infrastructure to Chinese companies? Do we want to make our digital or green transformation dependent on Chinese companies?The cleantech risk analysis by the European Council on Foreign Relations, which is available to […]
There is movement in the dispute over the EU Commission’s countervailing duties on electric vehicle imports from China. Before they come into force on July 4, both sides want to go into a closed session to see whether and how the European tariff increases can still be averted.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is pleased “that the […]
Mere days after the EU announced extra tariffs on Chinese electric cars, the People’s Republic retaliated as expected: China launched an anti-dumping investigation into European pork and its by-products, Amelie Richter reports.The move is neither surprising nor should it scare the Europeans. Rattling is part of the trade, and in the end, Beijing has to […]
Australia and China want to improve their military communication. The two Prime Ministers, Anthony Albanese and Li Qiang, agreed on this at a meeting on Monday. It is the first visit by a Chinese prime minister to Australia in seven years.This was prompted by an incident last month when a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares […]
Jun Ma took over the position of Senior Director Market Development at China Mobile Europe in June. Ma has already helped shape Huawei’s expansion in Europe. He worked for the tech group for five years at various European locations, including Bonn.Moritz Schlink has been a Project Assistant in the Greater China & Mongolia and South […]
Silencing critics is part of the Communist Party’s long-term strategy. It is not always successful. During Prime Minister Li Qiang’s visit to Australia, activists protested against China’s human rights crimes. What Chinese state bodies then do is organize counter-protests. A large number of supposedly voluntary supporters are used to drown out the critical protest and […]
Chinese security authorities are using artificial intelligence to systematically track Uyghurs in Chinese cities and generate individual movement profiles. This is confirmed by public tenders for corresponding software, which are exclusively available to Table.Briefings. The documents come from local police departments in Shanghai, various cities and counties in the coastal province of Zhejiang and the […]
