China
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China’s Economic Slowdown
The Chinese economy’s current deceleration is attributed to the ramifications of a debt supercycle, as noted by economist Kenneth Rogoff. While some attribute the slump to declining global demand, it’s essential to recognize that the entwined borrowing practices of the Chinese government and the property sector have significantly hindered growth. The global economic landscape experienced… Continue reading
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Sociology in China
Sociology, as a discipline, seeks to comprehend the intricate fabric of human societies, exploring their structures, institutions, and interactions. The study of sociology in China is a multifaceted endeavour, influenced by historical legacies, cultural contexts, and the interplay between state policies and social transformations. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of sociology in… Continue reading
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The economy of Russia and China
Russia and China have taken distinct approaches to state involvement in their economies. While both countries have witnessed significant state control over industries, the mechanisms through which this control is exercised differ. In China, the party-aristocratic nature of the system allows for indirect state control over private industrial empires through control over individuals. Conversely, Russia’s… Continue reading
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What would a Chinese world look like?
China is a country with a rich history and culture that spans over several millennia. With a population of over 1.4 billion, it is the most populous country in the world and the second-largest economy after the United States. The influence of China on the global stage has been steadily increasing over the past few… Continue reading
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THE GREAT CONFLICT FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE WORLD
This article was originally published on L’Antidiplomatico. The associated forms of human life that we can call “society” if seen from the inside, or “states”, if from the outside, have always had three kinds of exchanges between them: short, medium and long term. Although the rhetoric of globalization gave a superficial impression that distances and… Continue reading
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“The US has escalated the tension between Russia and Ukraine”, says China
The ins-and-outs of the unfolding Ukraine issue are crystal clear. The moves of the US-led NATO have escalated the tension between Russia and Ukraine to the breaking point. The US, instead of taking real actions to ease the situation, has been incessantly adding fuel to the flame, heightening the conflict, forcing other countries to pick… Continue reading
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Can China bring peace between Russia and Ukraine?
Experts and commentators have spent a lot of words on some kind of new world order or new geopolitical reality after the Russian military intervention in Ukraine. But a new world order is rarely born without a major crisis. The post world war II bipolar order was born after the devastation of the deadliest war… Continue reading
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China, Xinjiang and genocide – Nachdenkseiten
This article was originally published on Nachdenkseiten. Much has been written in the past three years about Xinjiang and the alleged human rights violations against the Uyghur minority. And for those who have followed the Western reporting closely, there should be little doubt that the most serious accusation against the Chinese government, that of genocide… Continue reading
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A New World: The End of the Western Dream?
The feeling of transition and transformation generally comes gradually more often than with a shocking revelation. The world may have changed at an unprecedented speed over the last couple of decades, but for most people it will take a while to depart from the habitual conceptions and internalize the notion that the world order today… Continue reading
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China’s New Silk Road: Part II – Nachdenkseiten
This article originally appeared on Nachdenkseiten.de China is increasingly feared by the West as a competitor and portrayed as an undemocratic nation, a country in which a one-party dictatorship rules over everything and there is no freedom of expression. The Chinese government is accused of inconceivable human rights violations by shady organizations and “specialists”. The… Continue reading
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China’s New Silk Road – Part I – Nachdenkseiten
This article was originally published in German on Nachdenkseiten.de China is massively expanding its trade routes around the world. China wants to invest a thousand billion euros, perhaps more, in the New Silk Road. The project encompasses a large number of infrastructure measures around the world. On one hand the routes for goods to and… Continue reading
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Why does the West care so much about Hong Kong?
In political theory, states are utilitarian constructs that in general look after the well-being of their citizens. In history states were created in order to prevent mob rule and the condition of all against all and to protect the social group from being oppressed by a foreign other, to prevent the rape both metaphorically of… Continue reading
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德国媒体：“中国正躺在世界的面前”
本文是使用自动翻译器翻译的。 如有任何错误，敬请原谅 “在中国最成功的成就中，我们数瓷，纸和作弊”。因此，今天开始出现在德国顶级发行报纸《 Bild》上的一篇文章。文章的作者克里斯蒂安·斯滕泽尔继续说道：“距耶稣基督500年前，传奇的中国将军孙子曾称赞作弊是成功的策略。” “自那时以来，世界在与中国打交道方面并没有变得更加聪明。反之。电晕流行病的爆发以最痛苦的方式向我们展示：微笑的国度在于我们脸上的微笑。一遍又一遍”。 作者指责中国政府掩盖了新形式的冠状病毒的爆发，据一些消息来源称，这种新形式的冠状病毒已经在11月发生。这种说法在过去几周中经常发生，并与2003年的事件相呼应。2003年的事件是，中国被指控对SARS疫情不透明，这是一种急性呼吸道疾病，约有8000人死亡，774人死亡。 面对去年12月异常肺炎病例迅速增加的情况，中国于12月31日向世界卫生组织通报了新的病毒流行情况。这与中国医生意识到他们仅在治疗一种新型疾病的报道相符。在十二月下旬。尽管世卫组织这次赞扬了中国为应对冠状病毒而做出的努力，但西方许多人仍对中国应对危机感到担忧。 人们常常回想起中国医生李文亮的悲惨故事，他最初试图传播有关这种新疾病的新闻。然而，为了维护中国政府的公义，在李文亮对类似于WhatsApp 的中文消息传递应用程序微信发出警告的第二天，中国就向世卫组织通报了新的冠状病毒。 此外，中国还被指控淡化了这一流行病的流行程度，通过统计数字来掩盖真实的感染人数。但是注册的案件数量始终取决于所进行的特定测试的数量，并且在危机开始时，鉴于威胁的新性质，测试的数量非常有限。 在80％的人群中，冠状病毒感染会引起与普通感冒或流感无明显差异的症状。不仅在中国，甚至在德国，今天的欧洲或美国，也没有对所有表现出诸如咳嗽，喉咙发酸，发烧或四肢酸痛等症状的人进行冠状病毒测试。 这种测试非常昂贵且需要时间，并且由于紧急情况的紧急性质以及医疗服务面临的艰难决策，因此无法确定确切的感染人数，不仅在独裁的中国，甚至在模型中也是如此。欧美的“开放社会”。就人权而言，共产主义中国可能不是一个理想的例子，但这并不意味着可以利用一切机会，甚至是最近的灾难来抹黑她的政府。 更糟糕的是，中国的冠状病毒不幸不应该被当作沉迷种族刻板印象的机会。“笑中国话”是这种陈规定型观念中最疯狂的形式之一。如今，德国喜欢将自己塑造成一个宽容，国际化的国家，向不同的人和文化开放。但是，如这个最新的例子所示，肤浅的愉悦感和真实的思想和感受之间仍然存在巨大的差距。也许有一天有人会写关于微笑的德国人以及他们关于宽容和共同的欧洲价值观的空洞的口头禅。 Continue reading
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German media: “China is lying in the world’s face”
“Among the most successful Chinese achievements we count porcelain, paper – and cheating”. So begins an article that appeared today in Germany’s top circulation newspaper “Bild”. “Already 500 years before Jesus Christ the legendary Chinese general Sun Tzu praised cheating as a success strategy”, goes on the author of the article, Christian Stenzel. “Since then,… Continue reading
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