Ranked #1
Shazeda Ahmed on China’s Social Credit System
Shazeda Ahmed on China’s Social Credit System
September 15, 2017In setting up the so called Social Credit System, China plans to monitor, rate and regulate the behavi... Read more
15 Sep 2017
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16mins
Ranked #2
Fu King-wa: “Chinese censorship has evolved into full information control”
Fu King-wa: “Chinese censorship has evolved into full information control”
June 15, 2018Internet censorship in China has evolved from just blocking websites into an elaborate system of informatio... Read more
15 Jun 2018
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18mins
Ranked #3
Made in China 2025: Wie weit ist China auf dem Weg zu globaler Technologieführerschaft?
Made in China 2025: Wie weit ist China auf dem Weg zu globaler Technologieführerschaft?
4. Juli 2019Anlässlich der Präsentation der neuen MERICS-Studie zu Chinas Made in China 2025 Strategie diskutierte Autor... Read more
4 Jul 2019
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1hr
Ranked #4
Kevin Rudd: China’s nascent strategy for a new global order (EN)
Kevin Rudd: China’s nascent strategy for a new global order (EN)
12 October 2016, with Kevin RuddWhat does China really want with its foreign policy? Is there a grand strategy for Xi Ji... Read more
12 Oct 2016
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46mins
Ranked #5
Jessica Batke: Small NGOs particularly vulnerable under new NGO law
Jessica Batke: Small NGOs particularly vulnerable under new NGO law
May 11, 2018When China’s law on non-governmental organizations went into effect in early 2017, observers worried that ma... Read more
11 May 2018
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21mins
Ranked #6
Gerda Wielander: Can the China Dream make people happy?
Gerda Wielander: Can the China Dream make people happy?
March 2, 2018In international rankings China does not appear to be a very happy place. In the latest World Happiness Rep... Read more
2 Mar 2018
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21mins
Ranked #7
Rui Ma on China’s fast-changing internet industry
Rui Ma on China’s fast-changing internet industry
November 22, 2019China leads the world in the number of unicorn startups, many of which are e-commerce and other Interne... Read more
22 Nov 2019
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38mins
Ranked #8
Helena Legarda: “Military conflict about Taiwan is nobody’s preferred option at the moment”
Helena Legarda: “Military conflict about Taiwan is nobody’s preferred option at the moment”
August 6, 2019For the first time in four years, China has released a major defense white paper. While much of its conten... Read more
6 Aug 2019
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24mins
Ranked #9
Jeffrey Ding on AI in China: "Easy access to data is not everything"
Jeffrey Ding on AI in China: "Easy access to data is not everything"
January 28, 2019China wants to become the global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) by 2030 and therefore pumps huge... Read more
28 Jan 2019
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18mins
Ranked #10
Carsten Holz: Challenges of Chinese investment in Tibetan areas
Carsten Holz: Challenges of Chinese investment in Tibetan areas
August 2, 2017The Chinese government spends millions to develop the Tibetan areas of China. But what can investment achi... Read more
2 Aug 2017
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21mins
Ranked #11
Helena Legarda: China’s PLA looks set to step up global activities
Helena Legarda: China’s PLA looks set to step up global activities
March 8. 2018China wants to develop a “world class” military force that can “fight and win wars” by 2049, the 100th anni... Read more
8 Mar 2018
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12mins
Ranked #12
MERICS Lunch Talk on the future of Hong Kong
MERICS Lunch Talk on the future of Hong Kong
December 20, 2019With no end in sight to nearly seven months of political tension, Hong Kong’s role as a financial hub c... Read more
20 Dec 2019
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56mins
Ranked #13
Isabel Hilton: Civil society still has an enormous role to play in China
Isabel Hilton: Civil society still has an enormous role to play in China
May 30, 2017Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and independent journalists have played a vital role in raising awaren... Read more
29 May 2017
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17mins
Ranked #14
Frank N. Pieke: “Xi Jinping will find it harder than expected to secure a third term"
Frank N. Pieke: “Xi Jinping will find it harder than expected to secure a third term"
September 10, 2018For years, many China observers believed that the Chinese Communist Party would eventually crumble und... Read more
10 Sep 2018
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22mins
Ranked #15
Adrian Zenz on re-education camps in Xinjiang
Adrian Zenz on re-education camps in Xinjiang
January 11, 2019China’s policies in the north-western region of Xinjiang have come under international criticism in rece... Read more
11 Jan 2019
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23mins
Ranked #16
Zhang Jieping: "There’s a huge appetite for independent journalism" (EN)
Zhang Jieping: "There’s a huge appetite for independent journalism" (EN)
5 October 2016, with Zhang JiepingThese are tough times for independent media in China: Censorship and controls have inc... Read more
5 Oct 2016
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12mins
Ranked #17
Theresa Fallon on the BRI: "The EU needs to proceed very carefully"
Theresa Fallon on the BRI: "The EU needs to proceed very carefully"
October 2, 2018When Xi Jinping first launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the idea of improving trade and transp... Read more
2 Oct 2018
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22mins
Ranked #18
Ying Zhu on Chinese cinema: “Censorship is a very challenging issue”
Ying Zhu on Chinese cinema: “Censorship is a very challenging issue”
February 22, 2019Film fans still wonder why Zhang Yimou’s “One Second” was withdrawn from the Berlin Film Festival. The ... Read more
22 Feb 2019
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20mins
Ranked #19
Mikko Huotari And Agatha Kratz: EU moves to closer scrutiny of Chinese FDI
Mikko Huotari And Agatha Kratz: EU moves to closer scrutiny of Chinese FDI
Chinese direct investment in Europe has continued to decline in 2018, according to a new report by MERICS and Rhodium Gr... Read more
6 Mar 2019
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24mins
Ranked #20
Eckehard Scharfschwerdt: 15 Jahre als Arzt in Yunnan (GER)
Eckehard Scharfschwerdt: 15 Jahre als Arzt in Yunnan (GER)
20. Januar 2017Neue Krankenhäuser, moderne Geräte und eine Krankenversicherung für alle – viel hat sich verändert im chi... Read more
20 Jan 2017
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13mins