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Präsident Jiang Zemin li China und Bundeskanzler Helmut Kohl Deutschland CDU in Bonn

The underestimated string puller

After 1989, Jiang Zemin led China back into the international community of states after it had become a pariah after the Tiananmen bloodbath. In 2002, he organized the first peaceful transfer of power in the history of the People's Republic. The mourning for his death is accompanied by sharp criticism of Xi Jinping.

By Michael Radunski

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Long live the toad: Jiang Zemin in China's pop culture

Jiang Zemin had gained cult status in recent years, especially among China's young Internet users. The toad, as they fondly called him, represents for them a self-ironic, cosmopolitan China that has been lost under his successors Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping.

By Fabian Peltsch

Share of Chinese companies in the global production of solar systems

China plans clean solar supply chain

When it comes to solar technology, the world is dependent on supplies from China. But in the West, there are debates about human rights violations along the supply chain. The People's Republic now reacts by planning its own "clean" supply chains for exports. The West would still receive solar technology with a clear conscience but would remain dependent.

By Nico Beckert