In view of the Ukraine war and the tense situation between Western states and Russia, another global confrontation has increasingly slipped from view: between the West – above all the USA – and China. From a Western perspective, China is behaving in a power-conscious and aggressive manner – both internally and externally: whether with the No-Covid campaign, the suppression of the Uyghurs, the political conformity in Hong Kong, the threats against Taiwan, the economic and political expansion towards Africa, Latin America and Europe, rapprochement with Russia. With regard to the upcoming G7 meeting in Elmau, the politics dossier asks: How aggressive is China? What are the challenges for the West?
Stand: 07.06.2022
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Policy dossier, June 8, 2022, 9:05 p.m., Bayern2
(Repeat: June 9, 2022, 7:05 p.m., BR24Radio)
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Studiogast: Astrid Freyeisen, former ARD correspondent for China and head of the BR economics department
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Moderation: Julio Segador
Editorial staff: Jonathan Schulenburg, Carola Brand, and Thies Marsen
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- Xi Jinping – How strong is the strong man really? (Eva Lamby-Schmitt)
- Military power China – A threat to the Pacific region or even beyond? (Ruth Kirchner)
- We get what we need: The example of the takeover of Kuka (Stephan Lina)
- Human rights situation in China from the perspective of the UN (Kathrin Hondl)
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