July 23, 2021China is radically changing the way it regulates data environments. With a new Data Security Law passed and a Personal Information Protection Law in the works, China is moving from a largely unregulated data environment to a high

#124 Jan Weidenfeld on transatlantic China policy

Jul 14th, 2021 13m 9s

The summits in June, G7, NATO and the EU-US top-level meeting, have shown that China is a crucial topic in transatlantic relations. While we currently see the US pushing for a tougher stance towards China, German approaches could be described a

#125 Jan Weidenfeld über die transatlantische China-Politik

Jul 14th, 2021 10m 54s

Die G7-, NATO- und EU-US-Gipfeltreffen im Juni haben gezeigt, wie wichtig das Thema China auch in den transatlantischen Beziehungen ist. Während die USA auf eine härtere Gangart gegenüber China drängen, tendiert zum Beispiel Deutschland zu eine

#123 Helena Legarda on China’s new concept of comprehensive national security

Jul 9th, 2021 14m 52s

The leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) considers itself as being in the midst of the most challenging period of its rule. In the eyes of party leaders, potential threats to regime security wait behind every corner and all matters a

#122 Katja Drinhausen on the CCP and digitalization

Jun 22nd, 2021 13m 46s

June 22, 2021Digitalization is a crucial element of the Chinese Communist Party’s governance approach. It serves to improve governance and public service, but also enhances the party state’s surveillance and monitoring capabilities. In thi

#121 Mikko Huotari on the CCP and what Europe needs to prepare for

Jun 11th, 2021 9m 1s

June 11, 2021Mikko Huotari, Executive Director of MERICS, answers questions about the challenges the CCP is faced with in its 100th year and what Europe should be prepared for in relations with China. Beijing will be overseeing multiple chall

#120 Matt Ferchen on informal actors in China's foreign engagement

Apr 30th, 2021 29m 36s

April 30, 2021China’s economic success and its achievements in poverty reduction are often perceived as inspiring to other countries, especially in the global south. Beijing itself actively promotes its state capitalism as the China model – a

#119 Mikko Huotari zu den deutsch-chinesischen Beziehungen

Apr 28th, 2021 8m 11s

28. April 2021Die sechsten deutsch-chinesischen Regierungskonsultationen finden in diesem Jahr in einem schwierigen Kontext statt. Wegen Menschenrechtsverletzungen in Xinjiang hatte die EU vor fünf Wochen Sanktionen gegen China verhängt. Die

#118 - Radoslaw Sikorski on EU's sanctions row with China and the transatlantic partnership

Mar 31st, 2021 17m 46s

March 31, 2021“The EU's policy towards China should be based on the following principles: cooperate where possible, compete where needed, confront where necessary.” This is the vision of the European People’s Party’s (EPP) strategy paper on E

#117 Plamen Tonchev on 17+1’s past, present and future

Feb 19th, 2021 37m 56s

February 19, 2021On February 9, China’s President Xi Jinping held an online 17+1 summit with representatives from Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The summit would normally be attended by Chinese Premier and CEE Prime Ministers,

#116 - Global Challenges 2021: Decoupling, climate and connectivity

Jan 13th, 2021 52m 8s

January 13, 2021Accompanying our MERICS China Forecast 2021 event, MERICS experts wages a look at three global challenges in 2021, namely decoupling and the evolution of multilateralism, cooperation and competition in the climate crisis, and

#115 Rana Mitter on China’s collective memory of WWII

Dec 22nd, 2020 48m 23s

December 22, 2020The second World War in China is among the least known chapters of Word War II, yet it is crucial in shaping the politics of post-war Asia into the present moment. The way the war is remembered in China has changed over the y

#115 Mikko Huotari: „Es ist eine neue Nüchternheit im EU-China-Verhältnis zutage getreten“

Dec 1st, 2020 24m 5s

1. Dezember 2020Hohe Erwartungen waren an 2020 geknüpft. In den europäisch-chinesischen Beziehungen sollte es ein ganz besonderes Jahr mit substanziellen Fortschritten werden. Mancher hatte gar auf einen Abschluss des Investitionsabkommens zw

#114 Matt Ferchen on US-China relations after the US presidential election

Nov 10th, 2020 29m 22s

November 10, 2020From a highly publicized trade war to assigning blame for the coronavirus pandemic, US-China relations have loomed large during the Trump presidency and have worsened over time. With a new administration under president elect

#113 Helena Legarda: Engagement with China has too often neglected the geopolitical dimension

Sep 25th, 2020 15m 40s

September 25, 2020China has taken on a more confident and aggressive role as a global actor by expanding economically, politically and militarily, becoming a force to be reckoned with in virtually all aspects of geopolitical competition”. Xi

#112 Thomas Reichart über China-Naivität in Deutschland

Aug 20th, 2020 33m 54s

20. August 2020Der angemessene Umgang mit dem neuen China unter Xi Jinping treibt ihn um: Der ZDF-Fernsehjournalist und ehemalige Chinakorrespondent Thomas Reichart setzt sich in seinem aktuellen Buch „Das Feuer des Drachen“ mit hartnäckigen

#111 Kristin Shi-Kupferüber Hongkong nach Einführung des Nationalen Sicherheitsgesetzes

Aug 13th, 2020 30m 24s

13. August 2020Was droht Hongkong, nachdem innerhalb von nur sechs Wochen seit Inkrafttreten des Nationalen Sicherheitsgesetzes die Meinungs- und Pressefreiheit bereits so drastisch eingeschränkt und die Parlamentswahlen verschoben wurden? Wa

#110 Tom Bayes: Security is only one aspect of China's growing influence in Africa

Jul 16th, 2020 24m 36s

16 July 2020The discussion of Sino-African relations continues to be dominated by China’s economic activities and aspirations. However, the People's Republic has been working for more than a decade to establish itself as a serious actor in se

#109 Tom Tugendhat on UK and China

Jun 4th, 2020 25m 18s

June 4, 2020A few weeks ago, a group of Tory members of the British parliament decided to form the China Research Group (CRG) to promote “fresh thinking” about how Britain should respond to China’s rise. The group is be led by the chairman of

#108 China And The WHO

May 18th, 2020 25m 46s

May 18, 2020The World Health Organization is an indispensable institution in the fight against pandemics. In dealing with the ongoing COVID 19 crisis the WHO and its director general Tedros Adhanom have provided and disseminated important and

#107 Matt Ferchen on China as a development actor

Mar 24th, 2020 28m 27s

March 24, 2020China’s engagement as a development actor is seen as controversial, especially in the West. While the Chinese leadership portrays development as a solution to almost all problems both domestic and foreign, some Western observers

#106 Noah Barkin On US Sanctions On Tech Exports

Feb 25th, 2020 23m 11s

February 25, 2020Europe is increasingly being put in a tight spot between its biggest trading partners China and the US. Especially in view of the upcoming 5G network expansion, the latter has put pressure on the EU and European countries to

#105 Victor Shih on the coronavirus outbreak and the authoritarian state

Feb 19th, 2020 33m 9s

February 19, 2020Since several weeks, China is struggling with a severe coronavirus outbreak. China’s regime and its leader Xi Jinping are facing huge criticism in handling the crisis – both internally and internationally. Given this situatio

#104 Pradeep Taneja on China and the Indian Ocean

Feb 17th, 2020 26m 54s

February 17, 2020China is increasingly active in the Indian Ocean – be it through trade, port calls or research activities. This development is watched closely by the countries in the region and beyond. How do these states respond to this shi

#103 Shen Dingli and Jagannath Panda on China-India relations

Jan 29th, 2020 35m 46s

January 29, 2020The relationship between India and China, while fraud with difficult issues like border disputes, has been on a positive trajectory. After a low point in 2017, when Chinese and Indian forces faced each other in a border stando