Climate change is bringing a new region into the focus of geopolitics: the Arctic. Long covered by meters of ice, its raw materials are now arousing desires. China, too, wants to get involved as a major power and incorporate the region as the Polar Silk Road into President Xi Jinping's prestige project. But it won't be quite that easy.
Von Michael Radunski
For years, the Chinese government has been working hard to erase the memories of the Tiananmen massacre from the population, using censorship and the coercion of activists. The campaign against remembrance has now reached Hong Kong, where hundreds of thousands used to gather for the annual vigil. Hong Kong teachers face punishment for teaching the background and details of the bloody events. Dissidents warn of a history distortion in the West as well.
Von Marcel Grzanna
Der Klimawandel rückt eine neue Region in den Fokus der Geopolitik: die Arktis. Lange Zeit von meterdickem Eis bedeckt, wecken ihre Rohstoffe nun Begehrlichkeiten. Auch China will als Großmacht mitmischen und die Region als Polare Seidenstraße in das Prestigeprojekt von Staatspräsident Xi Jinping eingliedern. Doch ganz so einfach wird das nicht.
Von Michael Radunski
