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Labubu figures are displayed at a Pop Mart store in Beijing, China, 28 June, 2025.

Chinese Debates

China's domestic debates under the shadow of geopolitics

How views about the economy, commercial culture, and trending topics reveal self-perceptions

Alexander Davey

Christina Sadeler

Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Wutao Wen

Report

Nov 12, 2025

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The end of globalization as we know it: How Chinese experts and netizens debate the US-China trade war

Katja Drinhausen

Christina Sadeler

Comment

Aug 01, 2025

Workers produce slitting machine parts at Qingdao Kaisheng CNC Equipment Co., LTD., in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, November 28, 2024

Made in China’s next chapter: What users on China’s Q&A platform Zhihu are debating

Wutao Wen

Comment

May 26, 2025

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The German elections as seen from China, with Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Podcast

Mar 07, 2025

Experts on Chinese Debates

KatjaDrinhausen

Katja Drinhausen

Head of Program

China’s legal and governance system; social credit system; human rights

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