China (English)

What Germany's China strategy has in store for researchers

Following the publication of the China Strategy, German politicians and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research outlined first ideas on how it can be implemented in the field of research. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) wants to strengthen the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Green Party favors the Berlin China Institute Merics, sanctioned by Beijing. The Research Minister holds out the prospect of stricter funding regulations.

By Tim Gabel

US visit by Taiwan's vice president criticized

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Richard von Schirach is dead

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Sales surge for Richemont

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China's bizarre saga of Yan Mingfu and Yan Baohang

Yan Mingfu and his father Yan Baohang are the protagonists of a bizarre Chinese century saga. Both Yans served the Great Chairman Mao, the father as a super spy, and the son as chief interpreter. Today, their legacy is swept under the carpet by Xi Jinping's government. Yet Yan Mingfu's memoirs are considered a "treasure trove of historical truth."

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New heat record: 52.2 degrees

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Growth stabilizes

The Chinese economy grew slower than expected in the second quarter. The German industry is already giving up hope that a Chinese boom will pull it back from the crisis. However, China is slowing down at a high level. The government definitely aims to achieve the targeted five percent growth for the entire year.

By Jörn Petring

Nervous look at Russia after Prigozhin rebellion

A few weeks after the Wagner rebellion, the situation in Russia has calmed down, at least on the surface. But the long-term consequences remain unclear. China is monitoring the situation closely and perhaps even somewhat nervously: Instability or a system collapse in its allied neighbor would be fatal for Beijing.

By Christiane Kuehl

Further speculation about Qin Gang

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