China

The BRICS+ nations will soon come together in Kazan, Russia, for their 16th Annual Summit. Despite meeting in a country at war, old and new member states will work on initiatives for economic and political cooperation while aspiring ones will await a decision on the group’s further expansion.

The upcoming talk of this lecture series, Franziska Barbara Keller explores who the experts are that we consult to understand politics in China, how they arrive at their conclusions, and if we should be worries about biases in this community.

This Special Issue presents four studies on Chinese cultural entrepreneurship in literary production, visual arts, social media, and cinema. Other articles deal with the concept of “APCSF,” anti-COVID-19 slogans, and the Chinese party-stateʼs reactions to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

The Franco-German Observatory invites key actors from the Indo-Pacific to present their vision of the region, how they conceive of it geo-strategically and the place of China, the US, and Europe within this framework. We will debate questions of economic interdependence and independence, of trade and investment, and the expectations the countries of the Indo-Pacific might have towards the “West”.

In November 2021, the Chinese Communist Party approved the Resolution on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party over the Past Century. Together with a first resolution in 1945 and a second one passed in 1981, it forms a string of watershed documents, each of them inaugurating and legitimating a new ‘dynasty’ of Party rule.

Under the headline of “Chinese Migrants in Metropolises Abroad” this special issue explores recent developments in the Chinese diaspora through an urban lens. It presents five empirical contributions based on fieldwork in Paris, Berlin, Manchester (UK), Mexico City, Lagos, Gaborone, and Windhoek.

China and India are among Germany’s most important partners when it comes to scientific and technological cooperation with Asia. This discussion outlines the similarities and differences between the two Asian countries, decisive for our assessment of the opportunities and risks regarding cooperation with them.

The People’s Republic of China is engaging in a diplomatic charm offensive, which German chancellor Olaf Scholz, among others, acknowledged with his recent trip there. While the Chinese government broadcasts political stability and continuity, the CCP’s top leadership has been secretive about its future direction. How can these contradictory signals from Beijing be interpreted?