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

Chinese Debates

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

Wutao Wen

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May 26, 2025

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

Podcast

Mar 07, 2025

Senior citizens relax at a park on Lindai Road in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province, Jan 16, 2025.

Too little, too late? – Demographic and structural challenges hobble China’s pension system

Christina Sadeler

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Mar 05, 2025

Controlled diversity – social media in China with Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Katja Drinhausen

Podcast

Mar 04, 2025

Experts on Chinese Debates

Katja Drinhausen

Head of Program

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

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Chinese Debates

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

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

Too little, too late? – Demographic and structural challenges hobble China’s pension system

Controlled diversity – social media in China with Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Katja Drinhausen

Katja Drinhausen

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China’s overcapacity and the EU + German China policy under Merz + EU-China trade