China (English)

June 4: Beijing fights memory in Hong Kong

For years, the Chinese government has been working hard to erase the memories of the Tiananmen massacre from the population, using censorship and the coercion of activists. The campaign against remembrance has now reached Hong Kong, where hundreds of thousands used to gather for the annual vigil. Hong Kong teachers face punishment for teaching the background and details of the bloody events. Dissidents warn of a history distortion in the West as well.

By Marcel Grzanna

Competition for the Arctic – China's ice-cold plans

Climate change is bringing a new region into the focus of geopolitics: the Arctic. Long covered by meters of ice, its raw materials are now arousing desires. China, too, wants to get involved as a major power and incorporate the region as the Polar Silk Road into President Xi Jinping's prestige project. But it won't be quite that easy.

By Michael Radunski

Xiaomi gains in worldwide smartphone sales

By Amelie Richter

WHO emergency approval for Sinovac

By Amelie Richter

Qiu Ziming imprisoned for doubting death toll

By Marcel Grzanna

MEE tightens guidelines for environmentally harmful projects

By Ning Wang

Hungary to use Chinese vaccine as strategic advantage

By Amelie Richter

Three instead of one – but control remains

China is facing a demographic crisis. People are getting old before they are wealthy. Now Beijing's rulers are relenting and adopting the three-child policy. But despite the relaxation, they don't want to relinquish control. And it won't solve the real problems either.

By Michael Radunski

Zhang Yiming

By Marcel Grzanna

QR codes against waste issues

China's cities are faced with rapidly growing mountains of waste. Intelligently monitored waste collection points are supposed to increase the currently low recycling rate in the future. Those who do not separate waste properly lose bonus points. The amount of waste in China is increasing dramatically, but per capita, it is only a third of what Americans produce. German companies are also benefiting.

By Frank Sieren