The Winter Olympic Games 2022, with Valarie Tan
With the 24th Winter Olympic Games, Beijing has become the first city to host both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games – a source of national pride and a sign of China’s ambition to become a global su...
4 Feb 202219min
The role of SOEs in China’s common prosperity push, with Sarah Eaton and Nis Grünberg
A sizeable part of the Chinese economy is still dominated by state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Due to their direct link to the government, they are often employed as spearheads for the roll-out of new p...
14 Jan 202227min
Common prosperity means closer alignment with CCP goals for private companies, with Isabella Weber and Jacob Gunter
With the concept of “common prosperity” set as a key goal of the Communist Party, China´s economic model seems to be heading for a big shift in the coming years. Already Beijing is introducing policie...
7 Jan 202231min
Chinese surveillance tech in Africa, with Jili Bulelani
Africa has longstanding and deep partnerships with Chinese technology companies—Huawei famously began developing its telecommunications networks in rural Kenya in the 1990s. Today, African governments...
22 Des 202123min
China’s economic policy, with Barry Naughton and Max J. Zenglein
Despite the many challenges China’s economy is facing on several levels, the Chinese leadership seems determined to push for fundamental shifts of China’s economic system. Beijing seeks to tackle long...
10 Des 202121min
Chinese disinformation and propaganda efforts in Europe, with Ivana Karásková
In this episode of our EU-China podcast series, we look at how China spreads disinformation in Europe. We explore patterns in China’s disinformation and propaganda operations, evaluate how effective t...
3 Des 202135min
The China angle in the coalition treaty of Germany’s future government, with Mikko Huotari
The coalition treaty of the Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats was sealed in November after almost two months of negotiations. It contains several references to China. For the first time ever...
30 Nov 20217min
China's subnational diplomacy in Germany and Europe, with Roderick Kefferpütz
China and European countries entertain relations with each other not only at the state level. During past decades, a close network of partnerships between Chinese provinces, European regions or federa...
26 Nov 202119min
