How will Olaf Scholz's approach to China be different to that of Angela Merkel?
Big changes are taking place in China's relationship with Germany. Foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, from the Green party, has signalled a more assertive stance, especially on human rights issues, ...
7 Des 202116min
All guns blazing: the political messages of Chinese war films
The highest grossing films at the Chinese box office are war movies. Wolf Warrior 1 and 2, and The Battle at Lake Changjin, portray heroic Chinese soldiers battling against foreign enemies, including ...
30 Nov 202113min
Expert analysis of the Xi Biden summit
America`s president, Joe Biden, held talks by video link with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping in November 2021. Mr Xi said he was “ready to take active steps” to improve relations between the coun...
23 Nov 202114min
Explaining the thoughts of Xi Jinping on climate change
There was a major breakthrough at the Cop-26 climate change conference when China and the United States issued a joint declaration. They said they would work together to achieve the 1.5C temperature g...
16 Nov 202114min
What is the attitude of Japan's new prime minister towards China?
Chinese culture and philosophy have influenced Japan. The languages have an overlapping system of writing and there are fusions of ideas in many spheres. Politically however, the countries seem very f...
9 Nov 202116min
Is China seeking revenge for a "century of humiliation"?
China's leader Xi Jinping often visits museums and his speeches are full of analogies from history. His books, such as the Governance of China suggest he seeks to learn lessons from history as a way o...
2 Nov 202112min
The exuberant lifestyle of Evergrande's billionaire boss
The crisis at the Chinese property group Evergrande Group has brought into focus the exorbitant lifestyle of its chairman, Hui Ka Yan. After vying with Jack Ma for the title of Asia's richest man, Mr ...
26 Okt 202113min
Are China and Taiwan on the brink of conflict?
What does it feel like to live on an island which the Economist magazine recently described as “the most dangerous place on earth?” Most people in Taiwan try to get on with their lives as normal, desp...
19 Okt 202114min
