Sea of Change 3

Chinese Economy: About Sticks and Carrots

In this episode we take a deep dive into the contradictions of the Chinese economy – and what made it so successful in the first place. Is the Chinese miracle – or rather as our distinguished guest Xu Chenggang likes to call it – the Chinese riddle going to continue or has its meteoric rise…

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Are we entering a New Cold War?

Recently there has been talk about “a New Cold War”. Is this exaggerated – or are we already in it? In this episode we discuss with Chinese expert Da Wei about some contentious issues. Is the worsening of relations between China and the West inevitable? Is the US a declining power? What has Beijing learned…

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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 Zeit In 2016 Cary Yan and…

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