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There has been a lot of talk about ‘big data.’ What does that mean in China? Well, big data is everywhere in China, from finance to governance. Nowadays if you talk to Chinese entrepreneurs and government officials, they will constantly drop this word into the conversation. It is a buzzword in China…

Executive Summary As a consequence of the Chinese government’s violent repression of the Tiananmen Square protests on June 4, 1989, human rights have become a central topic in the foreign relations of the People’s Republic of China. The Chinese party-state was internationally criticized for the…

Why European leaders need to be guided by a more realistic assessment of economic relations with Beijing and China’s geopolitical role on Russia, Ukraine and beyond.…

As Congress decides whether to grant trade promotion authority (TPA), which would formally allow US President Barack Obama to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the surrounding debate reveals much about attitudes toward economic globalization and, in particular, toward China’s rising…

For a variety of good reasons, European leaders are focusing their attention on the war in Ukraine. At the same time, the Western Balkans, where Europe’s last war was staged, have fallen to the bottom of the European agenda, as have discussions on EU enlargement. This neglect could result, yet…

Wenn es um China geht, ist Deutschland oft naiv – etwa bei kritischen Rohstoffen. Es braucht weniger Abhängigkeit und mehr eigene Stärke. Mehrere Wege führen dorthin.…

Scholz’s adjustments to China policy have not kept pace with the real existing challenges China presents.…

The German Chancellor is visiting the world’s two biggest power centers, the US and China, aiming to secure maximum benefits for Germany’s economy and its geopolitical position. The big question is: Where should Germany place its bet?…

Deutschland steht vor einer entscheidenden Frage: Wer ist der wichtigere Partner – China oder die USA? Bundeskanzler Merz besucht beide globalen Machtzentren, um möglichst viel für die deutsche Wirtschaft rauszuholen.…

Peking und Moskau sind Verbündete Venezuelas. Dennoch haben sie verhalten auf die Verhaftung Maduros reagiert.…

European leaders are toying with a risky idea: reducing the flow of structural funds to Hungary and other EU members who challenge key norms of liberal democracies. Not only would this proposal put further strain on already rocky relations between those countries and the rest of the Union, it may…

The European Union uses a confidential, institutionalized Dialogue to raise human rights concerns with China, but little is publicly known about its set-up, its substance, its development over time and its impact. This book provides the first detailed reconstruction and assessment of the EU’s…