The diplomatic challenge of cooperating with China on climate change
China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases yet its government insists it is following a path towards a green transformation. So where does the rhetoric end and the action begin? And how ...
13 Jul 202117min
Biodiversity in China
Chinese people enjoy a close relationship to nature and inhabit one of the most bio-diverse countries in the world. However, rapid industrialisation and pollution have had a terrible impact on the env...
6 Jul 202115min
The Alibaba affair
Alibaba is the world’s biggest e-commerce company and touches the lives of nearly everyone in China. Its founder is a flamboyant and outspoken billionaire, Jack Ma. However, Mr Ma’s been keeping a low...
29 Jun 202114min
The economic implications of Covid-19
China was the first country to experience a Covid-19 epidemic, responding with lockdowns and travel bans, long before anywhere else. Yet within a few months, life in China seemed to have returned more...
22 Jun 202113min
The changing relationship between the EU and China
Throughout the European Union, a fierce political debate is raging about how to approach the relationship with China. Should China be prevented from investing in important industries, like nuclear pow...
15 Jun 202115min
Germany and China: Is their friendship over?
Since the early 1980s, Germany and China have been in a fruitful symbiotic relationship, which has fuelled the growth of both their economies. Many Chinese factory workers use German machines to make ...
8 Jun 202122min
China’s relationships with developing countries
China’s global influence and its economic growth have been significantly enhanced by its relationship with developing countries. They are critical in supplying natural resources, especially the fuel a...
1 Jun 202115min
How effective is China’s vaccine diplomacy?
China’s international image took a blow in the early days of the Covid-19 outbreak, due to allegations of an official cover-up of the disease in Wuhan. Soon afterwards, the Chinese government sought t...
25 Mai 202118min
