Chinese Debates

Research and Insights

Chinese Debates

Domestic debates on China’s global impact, with Alexander Davey and Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Podcast

Dec 19, 2025

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

China's domestic debates under the shadow of geopolitics

Alexander Davey

Christina Sadeler

Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Wutao Wen

Report

Nov 12, 2025

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

Experts on Chinese Debates

Katja Drinhausen

Head of Program

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

Chinese Debates

Research and Insights

Domestic debates on China’s global impact, with Alexander Davey and Kristin Shi-Kupfer

China's domestic debates under the shadow of geopolitics

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

Experts on Chinese Debates

Katja Drinhausen

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