Recent Podcasts

Taiwan Trilogy – Part 2: Lai I-Chung on Taiwan’s Domestic and Foreign Policy in a Time of Crisis

It has been more than one year that Russia invaded Ukraine – and in Taiwan citizens, analysts and politicians ponder upon which lessons Taiwan can learn from it. Is there any way that a Chinese invasion could be avoided? What could be the most likely war strategy taken by...

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Taiwan Trilogy – Part 1: Paul Huang on Taiwan’s Defense Strategy

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine a lot of international attention has been shifting to Taiwan – will China eventually attack the island? The Communist Party of China has been vowing to take over Taiwan since 1949. For a long time this promise sounded rather hollow, as the People’s...

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The Umbilical Chord – Overseas Chinese and their Identity

This is an episode we have been looking for for quite some while. The Overseas Chinese are one of the largest migrant groups in the world – and they are very much thought after by the Chinese Communist Party. Again and again it stresses the notion of an umbilical...

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Recent Articles

China bekommt Logistik-Daten

by Qin Liwen published on 24th November 2022 in Fuchsbriefe Mit der Hafenbeteiligung in Hamburg wird China Zugang zu kritischen Daten Europas erhalten. Obwohl China keinen direkten Zugriff auf die IT-Infrastruktur bekommt, wird es viele Daten sammeln können. Immerhin 90% der Importe nach Europa kommen auf dem Seeweg. Hamburg ist der drittgrößte...

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A Paradise for Scammers

Two Chinese are trying to establish a state within a state in the Marshall Islands. Now they are on trial in New York. Were the two acting on their own authority – or on behalf of the Chinese government? by Angela Köckritz published on 18th November 2022 in Die...

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Paradies für Betrüger

Zwei Chinesen versuchen auf den Marshallinseln einen Staat im Staat zu errichten. Nun stehen sie in New York vor Gericht. Handelten die beiden eigenverantwortlich – oder im Auftrag der chinesischen Regierung? – Von Angela Köckritz veröffentlicht in Die Zeit am 18. November 2022 Es ist ein grandioser Plan, mit...

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