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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

Comment

May 26, 2025

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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

Comment

Mar 05, 2025

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

Podcast

Mar 04, 2025

Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu

China’s fragile online spaces for debate

Katja Drinhausen

Christina Sadeler

Prof. Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Report

Feb 21, 2025

Chinese soldiers take part in a training session at the Academy of Armored Forces Engineering of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) in Beijing, China, 22 July 2014.

In the army now? Exploring the online debate over a military career in China

Alexander Davey

Comment

Dec 13, 2024

US citizens cast their votes during early voting for the Presidential General Election at polling station in Chicago, Illinois on November 3, 2024 ahead of the November 5th general election.

Chinese scholars highlight prolonged US-China competition

Alexander Davey

Comment

Nov 04, 2024

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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