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230503 -- YANTAI, May 3, 2023 -- Passengers walk on the platform at Yantai Railway Station in Yantai, east China s Shandong Province, May 3, 2023. China is bracing for a fresh travel peak as a growing number of travelers hit the road and returned to work as the five-day May Day holiday drew to an end on Wednesday. Photo by /Xinhua CHINA-MAY DAY HOLIDAY-TRAVEL PEAK CN SunxWentan PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

More tourism than before the pandemic

The May holidays have shown: At least in their own country, the Chinese are already traveling more than before the pandemic. This also raises hopes in the international tourism industry. However, it will have to wait a bit longer for the big business.

By Jörn Petring

Strategic partnerships galore

How does the People's Republic choose its relations with other countries – and explains to its people with whom it maintains what partnerships? In the days of the East-West conflict, this was easy. China maintained relations with the socialist camp. Today we are seeing a plethora of partnerships – with complicated designations.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Pierre Haski

'For Macron, Taiwan is a geopolitical dot on the map'

French President Emmanuel Macron's statements on Taiwan and Europe's dependence on Washington had caused a small transatlantic storm just over a month ago. French journalist and ex-China correspondent Pierre Haski sat next to Macron on the plane during the interview. Amelie Richter spoke with him in Paris.

By Amelie Richter