Yuen Chan on Hong Kong protests and the role of the media
July 23, 2019Since more than seven weeks, people in Hong Kong have taken to the streets in opposition to an extradition law and the continuous loss of Hong Kong’s autonomy. The protesters demand an in...
23 Juli 201926min
Tom Bayes on Chinese presence in the African tech sector
July 9, 2019China’s engagement in Africa is often reduced to infrastructure and resources. But China is also massively increasing its presence in the African tech sector. Chinese state-owned enterpris...
9 Juli 201927min
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 Max J. Zenglein mit Markus Heß, Leiter Unterabteilung Industrie und Mobilität d...
4 Juli 20191h
Thirty years after Tiananmen: Panel Discussion
On June 3rd, MERICS and the Federal Agency of Civic Education (bpb) jointly organized a panel discussion on the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests. Leading experts from Germany and the ...
14 Juni 201957min
Joerg Wuttke on the future of EU-China economic relations
May 29, 2019Only recently international companies have been allowed to start their own major projects in China. The German car builder BMW is for the first time majority shareholder of a joint venture...
29 Maj 20191h 2min
Stephan Schütz: 20 Jahre Architektur in China - von Großprojekten zu mehr Realismus
10. Mai 2019Mit der wirtschaftlichen Öffnung Chinas entwickelte sich in den 90er Jahren ein rasanter Bauboom. Ausländische Architekturfirmen erhielten dort Möglichkeiten zu Großprojekten wie in kaum e...
10 Maj 201944min
Chloé Froissart: “Labor issues are particularly sensitive for the CCP”
April 30, 2019Over the last year, the Chinese government has been tightening its grip on labor activism across the country. In the southern industrial hub of Shenzhen, factory workers of a welding mac...
30 Apr 201920min
Frank Pieke on risks and benefits of research cooperation with China
April 16, 2019China’s advances in research and development range from its ambitious space program to controversial experiments with gene editing. Yet scientific cooperating with China can also offer b...
16 Apr 201928min
