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Chinese Debates

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

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

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

Podcast

Mar 04, 2025

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

Customers eat skewers at Muyang Village Grill in Zibo, East China's Shandong province

Reconnecting in a digital world: How Chinese youth navigate the decline of local communities

Wutao Wen

Alexander Davey

Comment

Aug 30, 2024

Factory flags of famous Chinese enterprises flutter in the wind under the blue sky in front of the square of the permanent site of the Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing, China, May 14, 2024.

Ahead of the Third Plenum, diverging visions for China’s private sector

Christina Sadeler

Comment

Jul 12, 2024

Workers make an order at a workshop of a clothing company

Debates on precarious employment, life in Taiwan and China's role in the world

Katja Drinhausen

Prof. Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Sophie Reiß

Report

Dec 19, 2023

Debates on food security, internet language codes and climate activist Liu Junyan

Katja Drinhausen

Prof. Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Sophie Reiß

Report

Aug 31, 2023

German-Chinese government consultations 2023

Chinese responses to Germany’s China strategy: Attack abroad, assuage at home

Sophie Reiß

Comment

Aug 18, 2023

Public debates in China after the pandemic, with Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Katja Drinhausen

Podcast

Jun 19, 2023

Chinesischer Außenminister Qin Gang stellt Globale Sicherheitsinitiative vor

Debates on China's Global Security Initiative, ChatGPT and equality for illegitimate children

Katja Drinhausen

Prof. Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Sophie Reiß

Report

Jun 07, 2023

Commuters wearing face masks walk along a street during the morning rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.

Debates about the end of zero-Covid, TikTok under pressure and EU-China relations

Katja Drinhausen

Prof. Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Sophie Reiß

Report

Mar 01, 2023

Passengers wearing face masks walk with their luggage in front of the Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, China, 10 January 2023.

Scholz’ visit to China + The role of the state in the economy + Digital Yuan

Katja Drinhausen

Prof. Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Sophie Reiß

Report

Jan 10, 2023

Chinesische Studenten bei Abschlusszeremonie

Young Chinese seek jobs in state sector + “Closed-door” policy of Ming and Qing eras + Chip industry

Katja Drinhausen

Prof. Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Sophie Reiß

Report

Nov 25, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a video-conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the Ukraine crisis at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, March 8, 2022.

China debates on France and Germany + EU anti-forced labor instrument

François Chimits

Thomas des Garets Geddes

Francesca Ghiretti

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Europe China 360°

Sep 29, 2022

Pelosi in Taiwan, "runology", health code scandal: Debates on China's internet

Katja Drinhausen

Prof. Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Sophie Reiß

Report

Sep 29, 2022

How China views the EU amid the Russia-Ukraine war + Global Gateway + Departing EU Ambassador to China

Grzegorz Stec

Francesca Ghiretti

MERICS Europe China 360°

Aug 04, 2022

An elderly person reads a newspaper with magnifying glasses that says 'Progress made in the research and development of China's new aircraft carrier' in Beijing, China, 04 August 2022.

Debates beyond the party line

Prof. Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Katja Drinhausen

Sophie Reiß

Report

Aug 04, 2022

China's domestic debates, with Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Katja Drinhausen

Podcast

Aug 04, 2022

Antony Blinken, Margrethe Vestager and other guests pose for a group photo ahead of a dinner at the U.S.-European Union Trade and Technology Council summit, in Paris May 15, 2022

Trade and Technology Council + Chinese debates on sanctions on Russia + EU-Japan summit

Rebecca Arcesati

Thomas des Garets Geddes

Francesca Ghiretti

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Europe China 360°

May 19, 2022

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) speak via video-conference with European Council President Charles Michel, and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, during an EU China summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium

EU-China Summit + French elections + Newport Wafer Fab

Thomas des Garets Geddes

Francesca Ghiretti

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Europe China 360°

Apr 14, 2022

A citizen watches a news report on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine at an appliance store in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb 25, 2022.

Chinese debates on Ukraine + EU-Indo-Pacific Forum + Strategic dependency

Francesca Ghiretti

Grzegorz Stec

Thomas des Garets Geddes

MERICS Europe China 360°

Mar 03, 2022

A woman on her electric-powered scooter films a large video screen outside a shopping mall showing Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking during an event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of China's Communist Party at Tiananmen Square in Beijing

Bottom-up public discourse in a top-down system

Nis Grünberg

Comment

Feb 17, 2022

Beijing’s Olympian symbol of self-assurance

Comment

Feb 09, 2022

An expert look at EU-China 2022 + China-Lithuania + EU-China WTO dispute

Francesca Ghiretti

Grzegorz Stec

Thomas des Garets Geddes

MERICS Europe China 360°

Feb 03, 2022

China's nuclear fusion device 'HL-2M' tokamak, nicknamed the 'Artificial Sun'

China's slow path towards science and technology leadership

Kai von Carnap

Comment

Feb 02, 2022

“Westernized” patriots defend China’s model

Valarie Tan

Comment

Jan 26, 2022

Aerial view of the fishermen working at a fishing area where photovoltaic power panels are used to generate power in Wuzhou city, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region

Green-tech rivalry will complicate US-China climate cooperation

Nis Grünberg

Comment

Jan 19, 2022

A Long March-2F Y12 rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-12 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan in northwestern China, Thursday, June 17, 2021

Winning the tech war with Chinese characteristics

Valarie Tan

Comment

Jan 13, 2022

Group of Chinese flags standing next to lectern in the conference hall. 3D illustration.

China’s defense against the war of words

Comment

Jan 05, 2022

Czech Senate chairman Milos Vystrcil, left, handed Silver medal of Senate chairman to Taiwanese Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Wu, right, on October 27, 2021, in Prague, Czech Republic.

Taiwan + Climate cooperation + Global Gateway

Thomas des Garets Geddes

Francesca Ghiretti

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Europe China 360°

Nov 18, 2021

People wearing face masks attend to a child in a stroller as they ride a subway train in Beijing

Why China’s plan to reduce abortions sparked anger and fear

Valarie Tan

Comment

Oct 29, 2021

Western Balkans + Sino-German relations + Czech China policy

Thomas des Garets Geddes

Francesca Ghiretti

Jacob Mardell

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Europe China 360°

Oct 14, 2021

Experts on Chinese Debates

Katja Drinhausen

Head of Program

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

Chinese Debates

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

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

China’s fragile online spaces for debate

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

Chinese scholars highlight prolonged US-China competition

Reconnecting in a digital world: How Chinese youth navigate the decline of local communities

Ahead of the Third Plenum, diverging visions for China’s private sector

Debates on precarious employment, life in Taiwan and China's role in the world

Debates on food security, internet language codes and climate activist Liu Junyan

Chinese responses to Germany’s China strategy: Attack abroad, assuage at home

Public debates in China after the pandemic, with Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Katja Drinhausen

Debates on China's Global Security Initiative, ChatGPT and equality for illegitimate children

Debates about the end of zero-Covid, TikTok under pressure and EU-China relations

Scholz’ visit to China + The role of the state in the economy + Digital Yuan

Young Chinese seek jobs in state sector + “Closed-door” policy of Ming and Qing eras + Chip industry

China debates on France and Germany + EU anti-forced labor instrument

Pelosi in Taiwan, "runology", health code scandal: Debates on China's internet

How China views the EU amid the Russia-Ukraine war + Global Gateway + Departing EU Ambassador to China

Debates beyond the party line

China's domestic debates, with Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Katja Drinhausen

Trade and Technology Council + Chinese debates on sanctions on Russia + EU-Japan summit

EU-China Summit + French elections + Newport Wafer Fab

Chinese debates on Ukraine + EU-Indo-Pacific Forum + Strategic dependency

Bottom-up public discourse in a top-down system

Beijing’s Olympian symbol of self-assurance

An expert look at EU-China 2022 + China-Lithuania + EU-China WTO dispute

China's slow path towards science and technology leadership

“Westernized” patriots defend China’s model

Green-tech rivalry will complicate US-China climate cooperation

Winning the tech war with Chinese characteristics

China’s defense against the war of words

Taiwan + Climate cooperation + Global Gateway

Why China’s plan to reduce abortions sparked anger and fear

Western Balkans + Sino-German relations + Czech China policy

Katja Drinhausen

Become a member

EV tariffs + EU-China policy at an inflection point + Exports to China