China's government leader Li Keqiang opened this year's plenary session of the Chinese People's Congress in Beijing this morning. The main points are: stronger market economic reforms, accelerating research and development, strengthening smaller businesses, more domestic consumption, expanding the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). At the same time, China plans to increase its military budget by 6.8 percent this year. That is 0.1 percent more than last year. In addition, Beijing wants to further restrict the leeway of the Hong Kong parliament.
Von Frank Sieren
The relationship between China and the Czech Republic is in tatters. Czech politicians are taking a confrontational course, also because the People's Republic is not fulfilling the expectations it has raised. Promised investments have largely failed to materialize. Chinese money, however, is flowing into local media companies to manipulate public opinion in Beijing's favor. In this series, China.Table reports on the relations of all EU member states with China.
Von Marcel Grzanna
Wang Huning ist unter den Technokraten der chinesischen Führung eine Ausnahmeerscheinung. Seit 1995 dient er drei Präsidenten als Chefberater. Seine Handschrift findet sich in den Lehren von Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao und Xi Jinping. Doch das von Wang einst angepeilte Ziel, zu mehr Demokratie zu gelangen, ist mittlerweile in weite Ferne gerückt.
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