Satellite images show that China is building a fifth research station in Antarctica. While Beijing stresses that it wants to cooperate in the region with other states, Western observers warn of espionage. The US military reports about dual-use technology and suspicious antennas at China's stations.
By Jörn Petring
Is the planned twinning between Kiel and Qingdao a Trojan horse for Chinese espionage? Naivety would be inappropriate when answering this question. But that is no reason to refrain from a city partnership.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The Starship developed by the US space company SpaceX is the most powerful space rocket ever. Even China seems to be impressed by the technology – and is throwing the previous concept of its planned heavy-lift rocket "Long March 9" overboard.
By Jörn Petring