Orbital geopolitics, with Antonia Hmaidi and Altynay Junusova
Satellite internet has attracted increased attention in the last years and the possibility for its civilian as well as miliary use makes it a so called “dual use” technology. Antonia Hmaidi and Altyna...
11 Feb 32min
EU-China relations in 2026, with Grzegorz Stec
Europe has found itself between a rock and a hard place in the last couple of months – between China leveraging export controls on rare earth elements and the US stating its desire to incorporate Gree...
2 Feb 20min
Xi Zhongxun and party history, with Joseph Torigian and Alexander Davey
To understand the Communist Party today requires an understanding of its history. To that end, Joseph Torigian and MERICS Analyst Alexander Davey join Johannes Heller-John to talk about a person who d...
23 Dec 202532min
Domestic debates on China’s global impact, with Alexander Davey and Kristin Shi-Kupfer
2025 has seen the Chinese government act with increasing confidence in its own power and agency on the international stage. Is this confidence mirrored in Chinese self-perceptions? MERICS Analyst Alex...
19 Dec 202534min
China's global vision, with Katja Drinhausen and Manoj Kewalramani
Eighty years after its foundation, calls for a reform of the United Nations are abundant. Since 2021, China has put forth ideas for such reforms and a different world order in the form of internationa...
10 Dec 202544min
China in 25: MERICS China Forecast + Ausblick 2026 + Macron und Wadephul in China
In dieser Folge des "China in 25"-Podcasts wagen Bernhard Bartsch, Mikko Huotari und Claudia Wessling einen Blick ins Jahr 2026. Dabei schauen sie auf die Ergebnisse unseres MERICS China Forecast, die...
5 Dec 202525min
China in 25: Klingbeil in China + Handelsüberschuss + Chinas Inlandsinvestitionen
In dieser Folge des "China in 25"-Podcasts sprechen Bernhard Bartsch, Mikko Huotari und Claudia Wessling über die China-Reise von Finanzminister und Vize-Kanzler Lars Klingbeil, über Chinas globale Ha...
19 Nov 202523min
US China policy under Trump 2.0, with George Yin
The relationship between the US and China has been fraud with conflict for many years and its twists and turns have global effects. In this episode, George Yin joins Johannes Heller-John to decipher t...
7 Nov 202525min
