All Articles

China (English)

epa09131916 President Tsai Ing-wen (front C) gestures for photographs during the official launching of Taiwan?s new amphibious transport dock YU SHAN (LPD-1401) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 13 April 2021. The navy?s new 10,600-tonne warship cost 4.635 billion New Taiwan dollars (163 million US dollars) and is designed to meet operational requirements for amphibious assault, personnel and materiel transport, disaster prevention and relief and humanitarian aid, according to the Navy Command Headquarters.  EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO

Taiwan rearms itself to maintain balance

The government in Taipei is buying new military equipment and is even redeveloping its existing systems. The development is reasonable: Under Xi Jinping, the People's Republic shows increasingly clear signals of strength. Moreover, the People's Liberation Army is arming itself. But what seems like an escalation could also follow its own well-balanced logic.

By

Benjamin Wahl

"Mascot Emma has a Weibo account"

Benjamin Wahl, Borussia Dortmund's China head, talks to China.Table about BVB's very special fan culture and how it can be transferred to the Far East. He also talks about Chinese players in the German Bundesliga and the opportunities for Chinese soccer between the five-year plan and grassroots work. Wahl says: "You can't buy success in soccer (after all)." The interview was conducted by Frank Sieren.

By Frank Sieren