On 25/02 Xinhua published proposed changes to the State Constitution ahead of the upcoming National People’s Congress (NPC) early March. The proposal that attracted the most attention in Western media and among netizens was the one to remove the two-term limit for President and Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This proposal stimulated heated discussions among the China-watching community and China scholars. General Secretary Xi Jinping wanting to stay on longer than 2022 was not a surprise, however, more surprising was the fact he pushed for this so hastily. One would expect this to happen more near the end of his second five-year term.
...Top Features on China in 2017
by Julia Tatrai This Is What A 21st-Century Police State Really Looks Like Buzzfeed didn’t exactly ring a bell as a China specialized news page, but this chilling report by Megha Rajagopalan changed that (to a degree). After interviewing about two dozen ...
The emergence of the AIIB in the context of current multilateral development cooperation
by Thomas Otto
After becoming an important global creditor of foreign direct investment, China now also takes a leading role in multilateral development cooperation by establishing a new multilateral development bank (MDB), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). This step, as I will argue, is not taken by chance but is a reaction to the existing problems of MDBs’ lending activities in Asia. The establishment of the AIIB begs the question in what way China tries to transform current multilateral investment in Asia.
...Resource Special: The 19th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China
by Tatjana Romig Today’s kick-off of the CPC’s 19th party congress is a milestone for the future direction of Chinese politics. Thus, China watchers around the world closely track potential developments and outcomes. To help you fill in any knowledge gap ...
China and Africa Resources Part 2: Books
by Julia Tatrai Top Picks are marked with * Africans in China Bodomo, Adams (ed.) (2016) Africans in China: Guangdong and Beyond, New York: Diasporic Africa Press Lan, Shanshan (2017) Mapping the New African Diaspora in China: Race and the C ...
The New Silk Road and Eurasian ambitions of China (CfE on ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ contribution)
by Alexey Alexandrovich Semenov Abstract Strengthening of China led to more proactive and assertive Chinese foreign policy aimed at increasing the global role of the country. The new Chinese diplomacy is focused on the active influence and inclusion of ...
How the EU should engage with OBOR Centrality
by Aya Adachi While EU is faced with disintegration, China’s role in regional integration has gained momentum. As an overarching projection that could potentially incorporate and coordinate other inter-regional regional as well as sub-regional initiative ...
Regional Peace in South Asia is the basic necessity for the success of China’s BRI initiative (CfE on “Belt and Road Initiative” contribution)
by Souvik Lal Chakraborty Disclaimer: This analysis was written a few weeks ago and does not include the most recent developments in South Asia's and especially India's relationship to China. ...
Wie man das Stundenplan-Erstellen überlebt (für Erstis und vielleicht auch alle anderen Studis)
von Julia Tatrai Jeder Ersti kennt das Problem – nachdem man es irgendwie geschafft hat nicht nur einen Studienplatz zu ergattern sondern auch sich tatsächlich trotz unterschiedlicher bürokratischer Widrigkeiten einzuschreiben, stehen die Erstsemesterwoc ...
China and Africa Resources Part 1: Blogs & Features
by Julia Tatrai As a follow up to our interview with Firoze Manji a while back, we are happy to publish the first part of our China in Africa resources series featuring relevant blogs and features discussing different aspects of China in Africa. ...