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Darker days lie ahead for foreign researchers working in China. To counteract Beijing’s repression, democracies should invest in independent research on China under more difficult conditions.…

The contradiction between the astonishing dynamic of China’s domestic climate policy agenda and its seemingly unwavering and tenacious position in international climate negotiations presents a puzzle that, on closer inspection, reveals much about a nation at the crossroads, undecided which way to…

The EU-China Summit was a key event for the China rethink happening across Europe. Here’s why 2020 will go down in history as the year the EU shed illusions about a "comprehensive strategic partnership" with Beijing.…

China beschäftigt die Europäer. An diesem Mittwoch empfängt Premier Li in Peking EU-Ratspräsident Donald Tusk und Kommissionspräsident Jean-Claude Juncker zum jährlichen EU-China-Gipfel. Bereits im Juni war Kanzlerin Angela Merkel mit fünf Ministern und zahlreichen Firmenchefs nach Peking gereist…

The recently published "EU-China, a Strategic Outlook" signals a big shift in the European Union's approach to China. But this strong stance will only be taken seriously if the EU is unified in its purpose.…

In “How New and Assertive Is China’s New Assertiveness?” Iain Johnston argues that China’s recent foreign policy is not as assertive as many scholars and pundits contend. Johnston’s study is a welcome addition to the literature on Chinese foreign policy in three respects. First, it is the most…

So klang 2022 Olaf Scholz‘ Abkehr von der Merkelschen Chinapolitik, welche Änderungen in China einfach ignorierte. Doch die Anpassungen der Chinapolitik haben unter Scholz nicht Schritt gehalten mit den realen Herausforderungen, vor die China uns stellt.…

The coronavirus pandemic and climate crisis show that Europe and Germany are dependent on cooperation with China on global challenges. But that’s no reason to shy away from forcefully defending their interests vis-à-vis Beijing’s authoritarian state capitalism.…

Chinese-African relations became an issue of increasing importance leading up to the 2006 China-Africa Summit in Beijing. Nevertheless, academics and policymakers have largely neglected China's expanding relationship with Africa. Scholars have yet to explore the concrete ways in which Chinese actors…

Dass pekingfreundliche Funktionseliten von Journalistinnen kritisch beleuchtet werden, sollte in einer offenen Gesellschaft als Selbstverständlichkeit gelten. Stärkere Transparenzverpflichtungen könnten und sollten diese Arbeit leichter machen.…

Germany’s chancellor has insisted on an investment deal with China in contradiction to his own government’s strategy.…

In countering CCP influencing, European liberal democracies should leverage one of their key assets: the power of open and critical public debate.…

Die Zusammenarbeit mit China ist notwendig – vor allem beim Klimaschutz und der Bekämpfung des Coronavirus. Bei anderen Themen dürfen Konflikte nicht gescheut werden.…

Vor zehn Jahren forderte Robert Zoellick, damals stellvertretender amerikanischer Außenminister, China auf, zu einem „verantwortlichen Teilhaber“ („responsible stakeholder“) zu werden: Denn Chinas Führer hätten entschieden, dass ihr Erfolg davon abhängt, mit der modernen Welt vernetzt zu sein. Über…

Advocacy and Resistance, by Eva Pils At a time when China’s human rights lawyers are facing systematic repression, Eva Pils’s illuminating book provides a timely and engaging account of their work, fears and aspirations. The study, based on extensive face-to-face conversations with weiquan lawyers…

A human rights dialogue between the European Union and China has been going on since 1995. It runs on three tracks and includes a diplomatic level, expert seminars and technical co-operation projects. The three levels are supposed to interact with and benefit from each other. This article focuses on…