Theme Week China

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China, officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world’s most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area. According to its constitution, the People’s Republic of China is “under the democratic dictatorship of the people”, but since 1949 authoritarian ruled by the Communist Party of China (CCP), the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. There are 53 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country.

China emerged as one of the world’s earliest civilizations, in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. For millennia, China’s political system was based on hereditary monarchies, or dynasties, beginning with the semi-legendary Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE. Since then, China has expanded, fractured, and re-unified numerous times. In the 3rd century BCE, the Qin reunited core China and established the first Chinese empire. The succeeding Han dynasty, which ruled from 206 BC until 220 AD, saw some of the most advanced technology at that time, including papermaking and the compass, along with agricultural and medical improvements. The invention of gunpowder and movable type in the Tang dynasty (618–907) and Northern Song (960–1127) completed the Four Great Inventions. Tang culture spread widely in Asia, as the new Silk Route brought traders to as far as Mesopotamia and Horn of Africa. Dynastic rule ended in 1912 with the Xinhai Revolution, when a republic replaced the Qing dynasty. The Chinese Civil War resulted in a division of territory in 1949, when the Communist Party of China established the People’s Republic of China, a unitary one-party sovereign state on Mainland China, while the Kuomintang-led government retreated to the island of Taiwan. The political status of Taiwan remains disputed.

Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China’s economy has been one of the world’s fastest-growing with annual growth rates consistently above 6 percent. According to the World Bank, China’s GDP grew from $150 billion in 1978 to $12.24 trillion by 2017. Since 2010, China has been the world’s second-largest economy by nominal GDP and since 2014, the largest economy in the world by purchasing power parity (PPP). China is also the world’s largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods.

China’s landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts in the arid north to subtropical forests in the wetter south. The Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain ranges separate China from much of South and Central Asia. The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the third- and sixth-longest in the world, respectively, run from the Tibetan Plateau to the densely populated eastern seaboard. China’s coastline along the Pacific Ocean is 14,500 kilometers (9,000 mi) long and is bounded by the Bohai, Yellow, East China and South China seas. China connects through the Kazakh border to the Eurasian Steppe which has been an artery of communication between East and West since the Neolithic through the Steppe route – the ancestor of the terrestrial Silk Road(s).

China’s landscapes vary significantly across its vast width. In the east, along the shores of the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, there are extensive and densely populated alluvial plains, while on the edges of the Inner Mongolian plateau in the north, broad grasslands predominate. Southern China is dominated by hills and low mountain ranges, while the central-east hosts the deltas of China’s two major rivers, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Other major rivers include the Xi, Mekong, Brahmaputra and Amur. To the west sit major mountain ranges, most notably the Himalayas. High plateaus feature among the more arid landscapes of the north, such as the Taklamakan and the Gobi Desert. The world’s highest point, Mount Everest (8,848m), lies on the Sino-Nepalese border. The country’s lowest point, and the world’s third-lowest, is the dried lake bed of Ayding Lake (−154m) in the Turpan Depression. China’s climate is mainly dominated by dry seasons and wet monsoons, which lead to pronounced temperature differences between winter and summer. In the winter, northern winds coming from high-latitude areas are cold and dry; in summer, southern winds from coastal areas at lower latitudes are warm and moist. The climate in China differs from region to region because of the country’s highly complex topography. A major environmental issue in China is the continued expansion of its deserts, particularly the Gobi Desert. Although barrier tree lines planted since the 1970s have reduced the frequency of sandstorms, prolonged drought and poor agricultural practices have resulted in dust storms plaguing northern China each spring, which then spread to other parts of east Asia, including Korea and Japan. China’s environmental watchdog, SEPA, stated in 2007 that China is losing 4,000 km² (1,500 sq mi) per year to desertification. Water quality, erosion, and pollution control have become important issues in China’s relations with other countries. Melting glaciers in the Himalayas could potentially lead to water shortages for hundreds of millions of people (Geography of China and Wildlife of China).

Chongqing Central Business District © Juukeihc/cc-by-sa-3.0 Beijing © Picrazy2/cc-by-sa-4.0 Great Hall of the People (National People's Congress) in Beijing © ZhengZhou/cc-by-sa-3.0 Shenzhen © Sparktour/cc-by-sa-4.0 Giant Panda © flickr.com - Chen Wu/cc-by-2.0 Great Wall of China © Bjoern Kriewald Li River near Guilin, Guangxi © chensiyuan/cc-by-sa-4.0 Shanghai © King of Hearts/cc-by-sa-4.0 Terracotta Army © Jmhullot/cc-by-3.0
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China has urbanized significantly in recent decades. The percent of the country’s population living in urban areas increased from 20% in 1980 to over 55% in 2016. It is estimated that China’s urban population will reach one billion by 2030, potentially equivalent to one-eighth of the world population. As of 2012, there are more than 262 million migrant workers in China, mostly rural migrants seeking work in cities. China has over 160 cities with a population of over one million, including the seven megacities (cities with a population of over 10 million) of Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Shenzhen, and Wuhan. By 2025, it is estimated that the country will be home to 221 cities with over a million inhabitants (List of cities in China, List of cities in China by population, and Metropolitan regions of China).

Since ancient times, Chinese culture has been heavily influenced by Confucianism and conservative philosophies. For much of the country’s dynastic era, opportunities for social advancement could be provided by high performance in the prestigious imperial examinations, which have their origins in the Han dynasty. The literary emphasis of the exams affected the general perception of cultural refinement in China, such as the belief that calligraphy, poetry and painting were higher forms of art than dancing or drama. Chinese culture has long emphasized a sense of deep history and a largely inward-looking national perspective. Examinations and a culture of merit remain greatly valued in China today. The first leaders of the People’s Republic of China were born into the traditional imperial order, but were influenced by the May Fourth Movement and reformist ideals. They sought to change some traditional aspects of Chinese culture, such as rural land tenure, sexism, and the Confucian system of education, while preserving others, such as the family structure and culture of obedience to the state. Some observers see the period following the establishment of the PRC in 1949 as a continuation of traditional Chinese dynastic history, while others claim that the Communist Party’s rule has damaged the foundations of Chinese culture, especially through political movements such as the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, where many aspects of traditional culture were destroyed, having been denounced as “regressive and harmful” or “vestiges of feudalism“. Many important aspects of traditional Chinese morals and culture, such as Confucianism, art, literature, and performing arts like Peking opera, were altered to conform to government policies and propaganda at the time. Access to foreign media remains heavily restricted. Today, the Chinese government has accepted numerous elements of traditional Chinese culture as being integral to Chinese society. With the rise of Chinese nationalism and the end of the Cultural Revolution, various forms of traditional Chinese art, literature, music, film, fashion and architecture have seen a vigorous revival, and folk and variety art in particular have sparked interest nationally and even worldwide. China is now the third-most-visited country in the world, with 55.7 million inbound international visitors in 2010. It also experiences an enormous volume of domestic tourism; an estimated 740 million Chinese holidaymakers travelled within the country in October 2012 alone (Culture of the People’s Republic of China).

Chinese literature is based on the literature of the Zhou dynasty. Concepts covered within the Chinese classic texts present a wide range of thoughts and subjects including calendar, military, astrology, herbology, geography and many others. Some of the most important early texts include the I Ching and the Shujing within the Four Books and Five Classics which served as the Confucian authoritative books for the state-sponsored curriculum in dynastic era. Inherited from the Classic of Poetry, classical Chinese poetry developed to its floruit during the Tang dynasty. Li Bai and Du Fu opened the forking ways for the poetic circles through romanticism and realism respectively. Chinese historiography began with the Shiji, the overall scope of the historiographical tradition in China is termed the Twenty-Four Histories, which set a vast stage for Chinese fictions along with Chinese mythology and folklore. Pushed by a burgeoning citizen class in the Ming dynasty, Chinese classical fiction rose to a boom of the historical, town and gods and demons fictions as represented by the Four Great Classical Novels which include Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West and Dream of the Red Chamber. Along with the wuxia fictions of Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng, it remains an enduring source of popular culture in the East Asian cultural sphere.

Chinese cuisine is highly diverse, drawing on several millennia of culinary history and geographical variety, in which the most influential are known as the “Eight Major Cuisines”, including Sichuan, Cantonese, Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Hunan, Anhui, and Zhejiang cuisines. All of them are featured by the precise skills of shaping, heating, colorway and flavoring. Chinese cuisine is also known for its width of cooking methods and ingredients, as well as food therapy that is emphasized by traditional Chinese medicine. Generally, China’s staple food is rice in the south, wheat based breads and noodles in the north. The diet of the common people in pre-modern times was largely grain and simple vegetables, with meat reserved for special occasions. And the bean products, such as tofu and soy milk, remain as a popular source of protein. Pork is now the most popular meat in China, accounting for about three-fourths of the country’s total meat consumption. While pork dominates the meat market, there is also pork-free Buddhist cuisine and Chinese Islamic cuisine. Southern cuisine, due to the area’s proximity to the ocean and milder climate, has a wide variety of seafood and vegetables; it differs in many respects from the wheat-based diets across dry northern China. Numerous offshoots of Chinese food, such as Hong Kong cuisine and American Chinese food, have emerged in the nations that play host to the Chinese diaspora.

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That terrifies Beijing., The Times, 3 June 2020: PM offers hope of refuge to 3m Hong Kong people, France24, 3 June 2020: UK-China row escalates as Johnson pledges asylum for Hong Kongers, BBC, 3 June 2020: UK to change immigration rules for Hong Kong citizens if China passes law, CNN, 3 June 2020: Boris Johnson promises UK will provide Hong Kongers path to citizenship after national security fears, CNN, 4 June 2020: Hong Kong marks Tiananmen massacre for what many fear will be the last time, France24, 4 June 2020: Hong Kong marks Tiananmen crackdown amid virus vigil ban (1989 Tiananmen Square protests), The Guardian, 4 June 2020: Hong Kong protesters hold banned Tiananmen vigil as anthem law is passed, The Atlantic, 1 December 2020: The Nazi Inspiring China’s Communists, DW, 2 December 2020: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and two others jailed for role in pro-democracy protests, CNN, 2 December 2020: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 13 months in prison over 2019 protest, The 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2020: Uighur detentions in China ‘turbocharged’ by technology, The Guardian, 9 December 2020: Uighurs ‘Being young’ leads to detention in China’s Xinjiang region, France24, 11 December 2020: Former Hong Kong lawmaker seeks asylum in US, CNN, 11 December 2020: Bloomberg journalist detained in Beijing for allegedly ‘endangering national security’, The Washington Post, 11 December 2020: China detains Bloomberg News staffer in national security investigation, NPR, 11 December 2020: Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Media Mogul, Charged Under National Security Law, The Washington Post, 11 December 2020: Hong Kong media publisher Jimmy Lai is charged under national security law, France24, 12 December 2020: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under security law, The Guardian, 12 December 2020: Hong Kong: Democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai denied bail, DW, 12 December 2020: Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai denied bail on ‘foreign collusion’ charge, The Guardian, 13 December 2020: From unthinkable 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Hong Kong Teenager jailed for China flag insult, The Guardian, 30 December 2020: Hong Kong: China jails 10 who fled by boat to Taiwan for up to three years, The New York Times, 30 December 2020: Hong Kong Protesters Who Fled by Boat Are Sentenced to Prison, DW, 6 January 2021: Hong Kong: Police arrest over 50 pro-democracy activists in crackdown, France24, 6 January 2021: Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested under national security law, BBC, 6 January 2021: National security law: Hong Kong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists, The Guardian, 6 January 2021: Hong Kong Dozens of pro-democracy figures arrested in sweeping crackdown, The Atlantic, 6 January 2021: Targeting Democracy, DW, 8 January 2021: Hong Kong arrests: Are China’s intimidation tactics working?, The Guardian, 10 January 2021: Hong Kong: Security law being used to ‘eliminate dissent’ say US, UK, Australia and Canada, BBC, 19 January 2021: US: China ‘committed genocide against Uighurs’, CNN, 19 January 2021: US accuses China of ‘genocide’ of Uyghurs and minority groups in Xinjiang, France24, 21 January 2021: Uighur refugee Gulbahar Haitiwaji: ‘The Chinese want to eradicate the Uighurs’, BBC, 24 January 2021: Taiwan reports ‘large incursion’ by Chinese warplanes for second day, Al Jazeera, 28 January 2021: China warns Taiwan independence ‘means war’, ABC News Australia, 28 January 2021: China toughens its stance on Taiwan, declaring any attempt at independence will lead to war, DW, 29 January 2021: China ‘will no longer recognize’ British passports for Hong Kong residents, Al Jazeera, 29 January 2021: China will ‘no longer recognise’ UK passport for Hong Kong people, France24, 29 January 2021: China to ‘no longer recognise’ British National (Overseas) passport for Hong Kongers, Al Jazeera, 30 January 2021: US slams China’s ‘destabilising’ South China Sea military flights, Arab News, 31 January 2021: Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown, The Guardian, 31 January 2021: Hong Kong: Leave before it’s too late, say those who now call Britain home, BBC, 3 February 2021: ‘Their goal is to destroy everyone’: Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape, The Guardian, 13 February 2021: Hong Kong Alarm over proposed law that could ban anyone from leaving, DW, 23 February 2021: China’s treatment of Uighurs is ‘genocide,’ say Canada MPs, The Guardian, 23 February 2021: Hong Kong plans to make politicians swear oath of loyalty to Beijing, DW, 23 February 2021: EU’s Borrell urges China to grant UN team access to Xinjiang, France24, 24 February 2021: France excoriates China’s ‘institutional repression’ of Uighurs, The New Yorker, 26 February 2021: A Reporter at Large: Inside Xinjiang’s Prison State, DW, 28 February 2021: Hong Kong: 47 dissidents charged with ‘subversion’, France24, 28 February 2021: Hong Kong detains dozens of pro-democracy activists for violating new national security law, Al Jazeera, 28 February 2021: Hong Kong police charge dozens of activists with security crime, CNN, 1 March 2021: Hong Kong protesters come out as 47 pro-democracy figures appear in court, Foreign Affairs, 3 March 2021: China Is Not Ten Feet Tall, The Guardian, 5 March 2021: ‘Hong Kong is crumbling’: Seven days that crushed city’s last resistance, DW, 5 March 2021: EU slams proposed Hong Kong electoral reforms, France24, 5 March 2021: China to overhaul Hong Kong electoral system at annual party congress, BBC, 5 March 2021: China NPC: Beijing to overhaul Hong Kong electoral system, The Guardian, 5 March 2021: Hong Kong: China unveils electoral changes as Beijing tightens grip, The Hill, 5 March 2021: Uyghurs tell International Olympic Committee that China Olympics should be canceled, The Times, 6 March 2021: China sounds death knell for democracy in Hong Kong, The Guardian, 10 March 2021: ‘Lifeboat plans’: Help Hong Kong residents flee before it’s too late, fugitive democracy figure urges, DW, 11 March 2021: Opinion: China’s autocrats end democracy in Hong Kong, France24, 12 March 2021: Chinese parliament tightens control over Hong Kong in elections overhaul, DW, 13 March 2021: UK says China noncompliant with Hong Kong joint declaration, The Guardian, 13 March 2021: Hong Kong: UK accuses China of breaching joint declaration, DW, 22 March 2021: China sanctions EU officials in response to Uyghur row, France24, 22 March 2021: China, EU impose tit-for-tat sanctions over human rights abuses, BBC, 22 March 2021: Uighurs: Western countries sanction China over rights abuses, CNN, 22 March 2021: US and allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for ‘serious human rights abuses’ against Uyghurs, The Guardian, 22 March 2021: China: US and Canada follow EU and UK in sanctioning officials over Xinjiang, The Hill, 22 March 2021: US announces sanctions for Chinese officials over human rights abuses, The Guardian, 22 March 2021: South China Sea Alarm in Philippines as 200 Chinese vessels gather at disputed reef, NPR, 22 March 2021: Philippines Calls On China To Remove Massive Fishing Fleet At Disputed Reef, The Washington Post, 22 March 2021: U.S., E.U., Canada, Britain announce sanctions on China over human rights abuses of Uyghurs, DW, 22 March 2021: Top European officials slam China’s response to sanctions, The Atlantic, 22 March 2021: What the Hong Kong Protesters’ Trial Reveals About Beijing, France24, 23 March 2021: France summons Chinese ambassador over ‘unacceptable’ tweets, DW, 23 March 2021: China, Russia accuse US of interference with sanctions, France24, 23 March 2021: Wolf warriors and a ‘crazed hyena’: French researcher ‘not intimidated’ after clash with China envoy, DW, 23 March 2021: Germany summons Chinese ambassador over EU sanctions, CNN, 23 March 2021: Could China’s aggressive Xinjiang sanctions counter-punch risk alienating the European Union?, The Guardian, 23 March 2021: Taiwan China threat to invade is ‘closer than most think’, says US admiral, DW, 24 March 2021: Facebook: Chinese hackers spy on Uyghur Muslims abroad, France24, 24 March 2021: Chinese hackers used Facebook to target Uighurs abroad, tech giant says, DW, 24 March 2021: US Secretary of State Blinken calls on NATO allies to help counter ‘aggressive and coercive’ China, CNN, 24 March 2021: Chinese hackers targeted Uyghurs living in US, Facebook security team finds, Politico.eu, 24 March 2021: US and EU resuscitate ‘dialogue on China’, DW, 25 March 2021: Can China impose military force against Taiwan?, Xinhua, 25 March 2021: China, Hungary agree to strengthen cooperation in various fields, DW, 26 March 2021: China targets UK lawmakers, others in response to Xinjiang sanctions, France24, 26 March 2021: China slaps UK with sanctions after being accused of rights abuses against Uighur Muslims, DW, 26 March 2021: UK defends Hong Kong passport rights against China, CNN, 26 March 2021: China sanctions UK lawmakers and entities in retaliation for Xinjiang measures, The Times, 26 March 2021: Boycott western brands, Beijing tells shoppers (as a countermeasure, all western companies should immediately switch from Chinese to Indian producers), BBC, 26 March 2021: Xinjiang cotton: Western clothes brands vanish as backlash grows, CNN, 26 March 2021: Chinese celebrities rush to defend Beijing’s Xinjiang policy by cutting ties with international brands, The Times, 26 March 2021: ‘Beacon of democracy’ US in no position to lecture us on Xinjiang, says China (*hahaha* the Chinese really said that! What a bad joke they are!), DW, 26 March 2021: Chinese sanctions threaten EU investment pact, Mercator Institute for China StudiesN, 26 March 2021: Likeminded coordination boosted, with Chinese pushback, The Algemeiner, 26 March 2021: ‘Badge of Honor’: China Sanctions UK Politicians for Xinjiang ‘Lies’, Jerusalem Post, 26 March 2021: China, Iran expected to sign 25-year accord, Iranian state media says (the West had it’s chance to start re-integrating Iran in its influence sphere, but actively missed out on this possibility by massively overplaying its hand. Now it’s China’s turn. Congratulations to the two simpletons Netanyahu and Trump. The “maximum pressure” bullsh!t pays off, just not for the West), Al Arabiya, 26 March 2021: Chinese foreign minister in Iran, expected to sign 25-year accord: Iran’s state media, Arab News, 26 March 2021: China, Saudi Arabia to cooperate in new ways, Al Jazeera, 26 March 2021: Taiwan reports largest ever incursion by Chinese air force, The Times, 26 March 2021: I’ll save world from an over-mighty China, vows Biden, Al Jazeera, 26 March 2021: Biden suggests creating initiative to rival China’s Belt and Road (high time to do it), Arab News, 26 March 2021: Turkey, China place economic ties ahead of ideology, Reuters, 26 March 2021: Biden says he suggested to UK’s Johnson a plan to rival China’s Belt and Road, The Guardian, 26 March 2021: Taiwan: Incursion by 20 Chinese military aircraft reported, Al Arabiya, 27 March 2021: China announces new sanctions on US, Canadian officials over Xinjiang, CNN, 29 March 2021: These children escaped Xinjiang, but their parents are in China and cut off from the world, Politico.eu, 29 March 2021: China’s new bogeyman: Europe (so what? It’s far more important for the EU to team up very closely with the US, Canada, UK, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, India and other democratic states in Central Asia against Chinese, Russian and North Korean aggressions in order to maintain the democratic, rule of law-driven, free, western lifestyle), DW, 30 March 2021: China approves Hong Kong electoral system reform bill, France24, 30 March 2021: Beijing imposes sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system, The Guardian, 30 March 2021: Hong Kong: Beijing cuts directly elected seats in radical overhaul, The Washington Post, 30 March 2021: As tensions with China grow, U.S. formalizes genocide declaration against Beijing, Foreign Policy, 31 March 2021: China Wants a ‘Rules-Based International Order,’ Too, The Washington Post, 31 March 2021: Beijing pushes back at criticism of WHO coronavirus origin report, insists China shared data (ridiculous. As if there were still doubts about the origin of the coronavirus from Wuhan), DW, 1 April 2021: Hong Kong pro-democracy activists found guilty, France24, 1 April 2021: Hong Kong court convicts nine veteran pro-democracy figures over 2019 rally, CNN, 3 April 2021: Doing business in China is difficult. A clash over human rights is making it harder, The Hill, 3 April 2021: Worried about China? Make it easier to source elsewhere, CNN, 3 April 2021: Doing business in China is difficult. A clash over human rights is making it harder (added to this is the closer cooperation that has just been concluded between China and Russia, including on security issues, in order to split the Asian region among one another. The EU’s path is then already mapped out and, out of pure self-interest, it will not lead to closer cooperation with the extremely dubious regimes in China or Russia), The New Yorker, 5 April 2021: Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang, Foreign Policy, 6 April 2021: China Has an Image Problem—but Knows How to Fix It, Politico.eu, 7 April 2021: China’s Xi to Merkel: EU should make an independent judgement on China (while the Communist Party dictatorship promotes the opposite through its own actions), CNN, 7 April 2021: China flanks Taiwan with military exercises in air and sea, Foreign Policy, 7 April 2021: Philippines Leaning Toward Allowing U.S. Troops After All, Jerusalem Post, 7 April 2021: China sends more jets; Taiwan says it will fight to the end if there’s war, The Economist, 7 April 2021: China’s rulers want more control of big tech, France24, 7 April 2021: China hands two Uighur ex-government officials death penalty for ‘separatism’, Reuters, 7 April 2021: Taiwan says India helped Paraguay get vaccines after China pressure, CNN, 8 April 2021: UK unveils $59M fund to support Hong Kongers as protest leader Nathan Law granted asylum, Reuters, 8 April 2021: China says U.S. to blame for tensions over Taiwan, The Atlantic, 8 April 2021: ‘I Never Thought China Could Ever Be This Dark’, DW, 8 April 2021: Hong Kong: China says UK is ‘sheltering criminals’, The New York Times, 8 April 2021: Biden Backs Taiwan, but Some Call for a Clearer Warning to China, Foreign Policy, 8 April 2021: Japan Toughens on China as Beijing Issues Threats, The Guardian, 9 April 2021: China: Death sentences handed to Uyghur former officials, Politico.eu, 10 April 2021: Western countries ‘regret’ Russia’s rebuff of meeting on Ukraine, The Guardian, 11 April 2021: US: Blinken warns against Chinese aggression on Taiwan, Politico.com, 11 April 2021: Trudeau government threatens Halifax Security Forum over proposed Taiwan award, DW, 15 April 2021: Hong Kong: Top Beijing official slams foreign meddling, France24, 16 April 2021: Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai among democracy leaders jailed for protests, Reuters, 16 April 2021: Hungary blocks EU statement criticising China over Hong Kong, diplomats say, US News, 16 April 2021: Hungary Blocks EU Statement Criticising China Over Hong Kong, Diplomats Say, BBC, 16 April 2021: Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months for pro-democracy protests, DW, 16 April 2021: Hong Kong: Pro-democracy activists jailed for illegal assembly, The Guardian, 16 April 2021: Hong Kong Pro-democracy figures given jail terms of up to 18 months, The Washington Post, 18 April 2021: China’s third phase of genocide denial: Attacking those who speak the truth, CNN, 20 April 2021: Xi Jinping says ‘bossing others around’ won’t work as US ups pressure on China (funny, the autocratic led China wants to lector the free world. Here are the news: democracies will always chose the path of freedom and democracy, even when it means to pay a price for it), Politico.eu, 23 April 2021: Beijing’s diplomacy more effective than its vaccines, CNN, 23 April 2021: China calls these Uyghur parents ‘terrorists’ without evidence. But they say they just want to be with their children again, Politico.eu, 25 April 2021: EU slams China’s ‘authoritarian shift’ and broken economic promises, Politico.com, 26 April 2021: Spy chiefs look to declassify intel after rare plea from 4-star commanders, DW, 1 May 2021: Cracks appear in China’s New Silk Road, The Guardian, 2 May 2021: Germany: Stand up to China and Putin? Foreign policy at heart of vote, The Times, 2 May 2021: How Beijing bought up Britain, Al Jazeera, 2 May 2021: China’s carrier group conducts exercises in South China Sea, Jerusalem Post, 3 May 2021: Iran wants to use China to counter US – what are the implications?, DW, 4 May 2021: Cracks appear in China’s New Silk Road, DW, 7 May 2021: Human rights have no place in Swiss-Chinese trade deal, CNN, 7 May 2021: China’s annual emissions surpass those of all developed nations combined, report finds, The Times, 7 May 2021: China eyes two new foreign bases to cement growing naval power, The Hill, 7 May 2021: Blinken calls for Taiwan to join World Health Assembly in opposition to China, The New York Times, 10 May 2021: China Targets Muslim Women in Push to Suppress Births in Xinjiang, Politico.eu, 12 May 2021: Alibaba and the 40 spies? Belgium frets over Chinese mega project, Al Arabiya, 13 May 2021: Mosques disappear as China strives to ‘build a beautiful Xinjiang’ behind high walls, France24, 21 May 2021: Leaving Hong Kong: The young activists going into exile, BBC, 26 May 2021: From protests to ‘patriots’: Why China is crushing Hong Kong dissent, BBC, 26 May 2021: AI emotion-detection software tested on Uyghurs, BBC, 31 May 2021: China allows three children in major policy shift (The Guardian, 2 March 2019: Can China recover from its disastrous one-child policy?, One-child policy), The Guardian, 2 June 2021: ‘No political story allowed’: Hong Kong broadcaster falls silent on sensitive subjects, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2021: The Taiwan Temptation, The Guardian, 4 June 2021: Hong Kong: Vigil leader arrested as 7,000 police enforce ban on Tiananmen anniversary protests, DW, 4 June 2021: Hong Kong activist detained amid Tiananmen vigil clampdown, The Guardian, 4 June 2021: Hong Kong: City finds new ways to remember Tiananmen Square amid vigil ban, DW, 4 June 2021: Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary — in pictures, The Guardian, 5 June 2021: Microsoft blocks Bing from showing image results for Tiananmen ‘tank man’, BBC, 7 June 2021: Chinese birth-control policy could cut millions of Uyghur births, report finds, The Guardian, 10 June 2021: Uyghurs: People living in a ‘dystopian hellscape’ in China, says Amnesty report, BBC, 10 June 2021: China has created a ‘dystopian hellscape’ in Xinjiang, Amnesty report says, DW, 11 June 2021: Hong Kong moves to censor films on national security grounds, NPR, 11 June 2021: China’s New Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law Sends A Chill Through The Business Community, Times of Israel, 14 June 2021: UN rights experts claim Chinese minorities targeted in organ harvesting, France24, 17 June 2021: Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, arrest five, The Guardian, 17 June 2021: Hong Kong: Police arrest editor-in-chief of Apple Daily newspaper in morning raids, CNN, 17 June 2021: Hong Kong police declare Apple Daily newsroom a crime scene as editors and executives arrested under national security law, The Guardian, 18 June 2021: Hong Kong: Queues to buy Apple Daily copies after editor-in-chief arrested, Arab News, 19 June 2021: Hong Kong pro-democracy media executives denied bail under security law, The Atlantic, 19 June 2021: Modern China’s First Diplomats, The Sunday Times, 20 June 2021: Chest-thumping Xi marks regime’s centenary with Taiwan show of force, The Times, 21 June 2021: Taiwan is ill prepared for China’s harassment, The Guardian, 22 June 2021: Human rights: China stepping up use of secret detention without trial, report warns, The Atlantic, 24 June 2021: A Eulogy for the Free Press, BBC, 25 June 2021: The students calling out China on Australia’s campuses, CNN, 25 June 2021: Uyghurs in Xinjiang are being given long prison sentences. Their families say they have done nothing wrong, France24, 28 June 2021: Former Apple Daily journalist arrested at airport while trying to leave Hong Kong, CNN, 30 June 2021: One year after Hong Kong’s national security law, residents feel Beijing’s tightening grip, The Guardian, 30 June 2021: ‘Making China great again’: Pomp and propaganda as CCP marks centenary, The Washington Post, 30 June 2021: China marks a century of its Communist Party with pageantry, propaganda and an iron grip, DW, 30 June 2021: China’s Communist Party after 100 years now at the ‘forefront’ of global politics, The Washington Post, 30 June 2021: China is building more silos for missiles. That makes arms control talks with the U.S. essential., BBC, 1 July 2021: China celebrates Communist Party’s 100th anniversary, CNN, 1 July 2021: Foreign countries that ‘bully’ China will meet a ‘great wall of steel,’ says Xi during Communist Party centenary, DW, 1 July 2021: China’s Communist Party’s hubris could be its downfall, Reuters, 1 July 2021: Xi warns against foreign bullying as China marks party centenary, BBC, 1 July 2021: CCP 100: Xi warns China will not be ‘oppressed’ in anniversary speech, NPR, 1 July 2021: China Celebrates Its Communist Party’s Centennial With Spectacle, Saber Rattling, The New York Times, 1 July 2021: China’s Communist Party Turns 100. Cue the (State-Approved) Music., The Economist, 1 July 2021: Chaguan: Xi warns against Western “bullies”, to argue for one-party rule, The Times, 2 July 2021: China rewrites history in its drive to reshape the world order, DW, 11 July 2021: North Korea, China vow cooperation in the face of ‘hostile forces’, Al Arabiya, 23 July 2021: US mulls crackdown on Chinese imports of Iranian oil, The Guardian, 11 August 2021: China Court sentences Canadian to 11 years for spying (people traveling to China should be aware at all times that they will be kidnapped by the Chinese state as soon as they are of any value to the Chinese hostage diplomacy), France24, 11 August 2021: Chinese court sentences Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 years for spying, The Times, 11 August 2021: Boycott China’s winter Games, Trudeau is told, The Washington Post, 13 August 2021: China’s cooked-up charges against two Canadians are utter thuggery, The Times, 14 August 2021: Hong Kong’s population shrinks after China’s national security law, France24, 15 August 2021: Hong Kong group behind huge democracy rallies disbands amid China’s clampdown, France24, 16 August 2021: China ready for ‘friendly relations’ with Taliban, welcomes Afghan development projects, France24, 17 August 2021: Hong Kong leader tells legal body to stay out of politics, The Guardian, 18 August 2021: Hong Kong: Four students arrested for ‘advocating terrorism’, Los Angeles Times, 18 August 2021: Taliban takeover leaves China uncertain about Afghanistan, The Atlantic, 19 August 2021: The Experiment Podcast: A Uyghur Teen’s Life After Escaping Genocide, BBC, 21 August 2021: Afghanistan’s Uyghurs fear the Taliban, and now China too, The Guardian, 25 August 2021: Hong Kong: Censors to scour old films for subversive themes under new law, CNN, 25 August 2021: China wants families to have three children. But many women aren’t convinced, Global Times, 31 August 2021: Xi Jinping thought added into curriculum: Ministry of Education, Jerusalem Post, 2 September 2021: Israel opens China-operated Haifa port to boost regional trade links, BBC, 2 September 2021: China’s media cracks down on ‘effeminate’ styles, The Algemeiner, 2 September 2021: Israel Opens New Haifa-Based Shipping Port, Operated by a Chinese Company, Global Times, 6 September 2021: Plan will deepen opening-up of Qianhai (this is how China’s state propaganda looks like), Global Times, 6 September 2021: European Parliament clamors for tougher line on China, BBC, 6 September 2021: Taiwan says 19 Chinese warplanes entered air defence zone, Politico.eu, 9 September 2021: Transatlantic trade deal rises from the grave to fight China, CNN, 17 September 2021: Trump abandoned this giant trade deal. Now, China wants in, DW, 19 September 2021: Hong Kong: ‘Patriots only’ election starts without pro-democracy candidates, France24, 19 September 2021: Select Hong Kong residents vote in election designed so that ‘only patriots’ prevail, DW, 25 September 2021: Hong Kong: Tiananmen Square vigil group disbands amid crackdown, The Guardian, 2 October 2021: Taiwan: China flies record 38 planes over Taiwan defence zone in national day show of force, Times of Israel, 2 October 2021: Taiwan rages as China sends record 38 jets into its defense zone, France24, 2 October 2021: Taiwan slams largest-ever incursion by Chinese into air defence zone, DW, 2 October 2021: Taiwan rebukes China over largest ever air incursion, The Guardian, 3 October 2021: Taiwan: Chinese planes fly over defence zone in second day of record show of force, CNN, 3 October 2021: China sends 77 warplanes into Taiwan defense zone over two days, Taipei says, BBC, 3 October 2021: US concerned by China military jets near Taiwan, The Times, 4 October 2021: Taipei warns of war as China steps up harassment of Taiwan, The Guardian, 4 October 2021: Taiwan: Ministry reports record Chinese incursions into its air defence zone, CNN, 4 October 2021: China sent 52 warplanes into Taiwan defense zone on Monday, Taipei says, The Times, 5 October 2021: War could be triggered at any time, says Beijing, The Guardian, 5 October 2021: Taiwan: President warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if island falls to China, CNN, 5 October 2021: 5 things to know about China’s record surge of warplanes near Taiwan, The New York Times, 5 October 2021: The End of a ‘Gilded Age’: China Is Bringing Business to Heel, Foreign Policy, 5 October 2021: China’s Economic Coercion Is More Bark Than Bite, The Hill, 5 October 2021: Biden and Xi agree to abide by Taiwan agreement, The Guardian, 6 October 2021: Taiwan: China could mount full-scale invasion by 2025, island’s defence minister says, CNN, 6 October 2021: China could mount ‘full-scale’ invasion of Taiwan by 2025, The Times, 8 October 2021: Taiwan vows to defend freedom at all costs, The Guardian, 8 October 2021: Taiwan Secret group of US military trainers has been in country for at least a year, France24, 8 October 2021: US special ops forces secretly training Taiwan’s military, says Pentagon official, The Guardian, 9 October 2021: Taiwan: Xi Jinping vows to fulfil ‘reunification’ with China by peaceful means, Gulf Times, 9 October 2021: China’s Xi says reunification with Taiwan ‘will be realised’ (the Taiwanese are being threatened with being forced into the Chinese dictatorship like Hong Kong), Al Arabiya, 9 October 2021: Explainer: How China flights near Taiwan inflame tensions, What are US, EU roles?, CNN, 9 October 2021: Chinese President Xi Jinping vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan by peaceful means, The Guardian, 9 October 2021: Hong Kong: University orders removal of Tiananmen Square massacre statue, CNN, 9 October 2021: Hong Kong University to remove ‘Pillar of Shame’ Tiananmen Square sculpture, BBC, 9 October 2021: China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, France24, 9 October 2021: China’s President Xi vows peaceful ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, The Sunday Times, 10 October 2021: Taiwan will not bow to China, vows Tsai Ing-wen during national day celebrations, CNN, 13 October 2021: With all eyes on Taiwan, tensions are building on another Chinese frontier: India, The Times, 15 October 2021: China fortifies three military airbases facing Taiwan, CNN, 15 October 2021: A region on edge, BBC, 15 October 2021: Ros Atkins on… China-Taiwan tensions, Foreign Policy, 15 October 2021: ‘It Was Like Having the Chinese Government in the Room With Us’, DW, 16 October 2021: China pressures Hong Kong in dispute over Tiananmen sculpture, France24, 17 October 2021: China slams US, Canada for sending warships through Taiwan Strait, The Atlantic, 20 October 2021: How Hong Kong’s Elite Turned on Democracy, DW, 21 October 2021: MEPs push for ‘upgrade’ in EU-Taiwan ties, Politico.eu, 21 October 2021: Have we reached peak China?, NPR, 24 October 2021: China is removing domes from mosques as part of a push to make them more ‘Chinese’, The Times, 25 October 2021: China warns US over independence signals to Taiwan (as an independent state, Taiwan can of course apply for membership in the UN at any time. The “one-state policy” that the international community has tolerated in favor of China for decades has been forfeited by China itself), BBC, 26 October 2021: US revokes licence of top Chinese telecoms company, DW, 27 October 2021: China says Taiwan has no right to join the United Nations, France24, 30 October 2021: With heightened rhetoric, is US moving away from ‘strategic ambiguity’ on Taiwan? (it should be kept in mind, that China isn’t only a threat to Taiwan, but to every democratic country. Just have a look at what Tibet, Hong Kong, etc. have become), Politico.eu, 30 October 2021: Beijing warns G20 nations they’ll ‘pay a price’ for backing Taiwan, Jerusalem Post, 5 November 2021: China to hold Taiwan independence supporters criminally liable for life, Politico.com, 5 November 2021: Congress pressures Biden to defend Taiwan, The Atlantic, 9 November 2021: The World Is Fed Up With China’s Belligerence, The Times, 10 November 2021: Xi prepares to be anointed as emperor of all he surveys, France24, 11 November 2021: China’s Communist Party passes rare resolution strengthening Xi Jinping’s authority, BBC, 11 November 2021: Xi Jinping cements status with historic resolution, DW, 14 November 2021: US, China trade Taiwan warnings ahead of Biden-Xi summit, The Times, 15 November 2021: Support for Taiwan is a threat to peace, Chinese President Xi warns Joe Biden, The Guardian, 16 November 2021: Xi Jinping has made sure history is now officially on his side, Politico.eu, 21 November 2021: China downgrades Lithuania’s diplomatic status over Taiwan row (all EU states should help Taiwan to open embassies on their soil), DW, 21 November 2021: China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania, DW, 22 November 2021: Footage sheds light on Uyghur detention camps, Foreign Policy, 22 November 2021: How China Became Jihadis’ New Target, The Guardian, 23 November 2021: Hong Kong: Activist Tony Chung jailed under national security law, New York Magazin, 23 November 2021: Women’s Tennis Had to Stand Up to China, The Guardian, 23 November 2021: Peng Shuai: China condemns ‘malicious hyping’ over tennis player, The Atlantic, 23 November 2021: Cancel Culture Isn’t the Real Threat to Academic Freedom, CNN, 24 November 2021: China’s disappearing ships: The latest headache for the global supply chain (perhaps in return, all Chinese ships should be removed from the AIS system as soon as they leave Chinese waters), France24, 24 November 2021: Biden invites Taiwan to its democracy summit, sparking China rebuke (that the Chinese leadership has nothing to do with democracy isn’t that surprising), The Times, 26 November 2021: 90,000 from Hong Kong apply to British visa scheme, Politico.com, 26 November 2021: U.S. lawmakers visit Taiwan; China conducts military patrols, CNN, 27 November 2021: Why wiping out Hong Kong’s opposition may have cost China a whole generation in Taiwan, DW, 28 November 2021: Taiwan scrambles fighter jets after China sends aircraft, The Guardian, 30 November 2021: China: UK spy chief suggests China risks ‘miscalculation’ over Taiwan, Politico.eu, 1 December 2021: EU makes late bid to rival China on the Silk Road, CNN, 1 December 2021: Europe’s $340 billion answer to China project, Politico.eu, 2 December 2021: China Direct: Beijing’s envoy tours Europe — Belt vs Gateway — MI6 warning, France24, 3 December 2021: With its ‘Global Gateway’, EU tries to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Gulf Times, 3 December 2021: Didi begins plan for US delisting, Hong Kong share sale, France24, 3 December 2021: Ride-hailing giant Didi exits New York stock exchange, bowing to regulatory pressure from China, The Times, 4 December 2021: Xi lures Commonwealth with military diplomacy, CNN, 7 December 2021: China threatens the US with retaliation over diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics (the Chinese leadership can try to reverse guilt and there will certainly be many grateful buyers for the lie at home. The fact is, however, that the political boycott of the Winter Games is the consequence of blatant violations of human rights and international law by China. Of course, the German government does not want to offend any important trading partner more than necessary, but it is rather embarrassing that the Federal Republic of all countries did not immediately sided with the USA, Canada, Australia and the UK, especially since it was Nazi Germany that, with the 1936 Summer Olympics, virtually provided the blueprint for the upcoming propaganda show in China. Berlin is currently sending the signal to Beijing: “Oh, we did it in 1936 too. We hope you enjoy doing it as well!” One can only hope that Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will quickly gain format and influence so that in the future China will get the responses in a way that is understood there. In any case, caresses are the wrong way to go), CNN, 9 December 2021: Uyghur tribunal rules that China ‘committed genocide’ against the Uyghurs, Foreign Policy, 10 December 2021: Why China Is Freaking Out Over Biden’s Democracy Summit, The Guardian, 12 December 2021: In China’s new age of imperialism, Xi Jinping gives thumbs down to democracy, The Times, 13 December 2021: Hong Kong media tycoon receives further jail sentence, The Times, 13 December 2021: Taiwan fears Chinese invasion by 2025, The Guardian, 17 December 2021: Hong Kong ‘patriots’ election casts doubt over democracy as city enters new era, DW, 17 December 2021: The Hong Kong election that’s being called a ‘selection’, France24, 18 December 2021: Hong Kong officials put pressure on turnout in ‘patriots’ election, The New York Times, 18 December 2021: How Hong Kong’s ‘Patriots Only’ Elections Bolster Beijing’s Grip, Xinhua, 18 December 2021: Hong Kong ready to embrace new dawn with milestone election, BBC, 19 December 2021: Hong Kong: Why the Legco elections are so controversial, The Guardian, 19 December 2021: Hong Kong: Appeal for votes in ‘patriots’ election after low early turnout, BBC, 19 December 2021: Hong Kong: LegCo vote after electoral overhaul, France24, 19 December 2021: Turnout appears low for Hong Kong election held under new ‘patriots only’ rules, The New York Times, 19 December 2021: China Really Wants People to Vote in Hong Kong’s Election, The Hill, 19 December 2021: Hong Kong sees record low turnout in ‘patriots’-only election, DW, 19 December 2021: Hong Kong polls see record low turnout in vote for ‘patriots only’ legislators, DW, 20 December 2021: Were Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ elections a sham?, Politico.eu, 20 December 2021: UK hints at banning Chinese imports with forced labor links, The Guardian, 20 December 2021: Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing candidates sweep Hong Kong ‘patriots’-only elections, The Atlantic, 20 December 2021: Why Authoritarian Regimes Bother With Elections, Politico.eu, 21 December 2021: Western allies condemn Hong Kong election over ‘erosion’ of democracy, The Times, 22 December 2021: Xi heaps praise on Hong Kong boss, France24, 23 December 2021: Hong Kong memorial to victims of Tiananmen Square dismantled (if someone still believes that they can see something good about the Communist Party dictatorship, they now have a problem with their own point of view at least), BBC, 23 December 2021: Memorial to Tiananmen Square massacre dismantled, The Guardian, 23 December 2021: Tiananmen Square: Outcry as Hong Kong University memorial to victims is removed, The Times, 23 December 2021: Tiananmen Square statue removed by Hong Kong university, Los Angeles Times, 23 December 2021: Hong Kong removes sculpture commemorating Tiananmen Square massacre, The Washington Post, 27 December 2021: Hong Kong is clinging to ‘zero covid’ and extreme quarantine. Talent is leaving in droves., DW, 28 December 2021: Hong Kong: Police arrest 6 over ‘seditious publications’, BBC, 29 December 2021: Hong Kong news website shuts as staff arrested, DW, 29 December 2021: Hong Kong: Police arrest reporters over ‘seditious publications’, The Guardian, 29 December 2021: Speed of Stand News shutdown sends chilling signal to Hong Kong’s media, France24, 29 December 2021: Hong Kong’s Stand News to shut down after police raid, arrests, The Times, 29 December 2021: ‘Seditious’ Hong Kong pro-democracy website shuts after police raid, NPR, 29 December 2021: A Hong Kong pro-democracy news site closes after a raid and arrests, The Washington Post, 31 December 2021: China harvests data on Western targets from social media, documents show, Al Arabiya, 2 January 2022: In New Year’s speech, Taiwan president warns China against ‘military adventurism’, CNN, 1 January 2022: Hong Kong’s statues are disappearing, but their symbolism may prove harder to erase, The Sunday Times, 2 January 2022: Covid gives China the perfect excuse to help Hong Kong self-isolate from democracy, France24, 2 January 2022: Hong Kong independent news outlet closes to ‘ensure safety’, DW, 4 January 2022: Hong Kong: Tiananmen Square vigil activist sentenced to 15 months in jail, The Hill, 8 January 2022: Beijing government fines 7-Eleven more than $7,000 for listing Taiwan as a country, DW, 10 January 2022: Hong Kong: Journalists remain defiant despite clampdown on media, The Guardian, 11 January 2022: ‘We fought the good fight’: Journalists in Hong Kong reel from assault on media, The Atlantic, 13 January 2022: China Is Watching Ukraine With a Lot of Interest, France24, 17 January 2022: Chinese ambassador to France: Beijing has ‘not ruled out use of force’ against Taiwan, The Guardian, 20 January 2022: China: Beijing warns of ‘serious consequences’ after tracking US warship, CNN, 23 January 2022: US and Japan show off naval might; dozens of Chinese warplanes fly near Taiwan, DW, 23 January 2022: Taiwan detects 39 Chinese warplanes, scrambles jets, Jerusalem Post, 24 January 2022: Two US carriers enter S. China Sea, to ‘counter malign influence’, The Times, 27 January 2022: China punishes Slovenia for ties with Taiwan, Haaretz, 28 January 2022: These Dissidents Thought They Had Escaped. Then China’s Long Arm Grabbed Them, BBC, 29 January 2022: Hong Kong: One of city’s last Tiananmen Square memorials covered up, The Washington Post, 29 January 2022: Lithuania stood with Taiwan against China. Europe and the U.S. should stand with Lithuania., The Guardian, 30 January 2022: Hong Kong: Government says commenting on Covid strategy is not illegal, CNN, 30 January 2022: Vilnius stands up to Beijing, DW, 31 January 2022: Press freedom rapidly deteriorating in China — report, BBC, 31 January 2022: China: Media freedom declining at ‘breakneck speed’ – report, The Atlantic, 2 February 2022: These Beijing Olympics Send a Much Darker Message, Arab News, 3 February 2022: Saudi Arabian delegation lands in Beijing ahead of historic first Winter Olympics participation, The Guardian, 3 February 2022: The elite and the damned: Beijing 2022 begins with dose of realpolitik, CNN, 3 February 2022: Xi’s Olympic guest list heavy on strongmen and autocrats, Gulf News, 4 February 2022: Pictures: Grand opening of Beijing Winter Olympics, The National, 4 February 2022: Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 begin with grand opening ceremony, Gulf Times, 4 February 2022: Beijing Games burst into life under shadow of Covid, conflict, The Guardian, 4 February 2022: Opening ceremony: China begins Games with peace doves and a mighty provocation, Politico.eu, 4 February 2022: Russia, China call for halt to NATO enlargement (the demands are of course followed immediately by NATO, on the day on which Easter and Christmas are celebrated at the same time. If the world were a request concert, Russia and China would not be aggressor states and NATO wouldn’t be necessary. But since they are, NATO will need to continue to grow to protect its member states), The Times, 4 February 2022: Putin hails ‘unprecedented’ alliance with Xi, The Guardian, 4 February 2022: ‘Cold war ideology’: Xi and Putin urge Nato to rule out expansion as Ukraine tensions rise, CNN, 4 February 2022: Putin and Xi call for halt to NATO expansion during show of unity at Beijing Olympics, BBC, 4 February 2022: China joins Russia in opposing Nato expansion, France24, 4 February 2022: Winter Olympics puts brands under pressure over rights abuses in China, Politico.com, 5 February 2022: The Gold Medal In Olympic Cynicism Goes To …, DW, 5 February 2022: China blasted for ‘cultural appropriation’ at Olympics opening ceremony, Forward, 4 February 2022: The Beijing Olympics looks a lot like Nazi Germany’s, France24, 8 February 2022: US approves $100 million arms sale to Taiwan for missile upgrades, CNN, 23 February 2022: China’s leaders may be watching Ukraine with an eye on Taiwan, DW, 4 March 2022: US should recognize ‘free’ Taiwan, says ex-top diplomat Pompeo, The Times, 7 March 2022: Xi is the only leader who can stop this war, The New York Times, 7 March 2022: Why China Can’t Bail Out Putin’s Economy, The Times, 7 March 2022: Australia builds base for nuclear subs to tackle China threat, The National, 8 March 2022: China ‘ready to play constructive role’ in Ukraine peace talks, CNN, 8 March 2022: Taiwan watches China as China and the world watch Ukraine, The Guardian, 8 March 2022: UK faces large EU bill over Chinese imports fraud, The Atlantic, 9 March 2022: China’s Russia Risk, The Atlantic, 10 March 2022: China’s Russia Policy Is About America, NPR, 11 March 2022: China locks down a city of 9 million amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases, Al Arabiya, 11 March 2022: China looking to divert flights from Shanghai as COVID-19 surges, Los Angeles Times, 11 March 2022: China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in coronavirus cases, CNN, 11 March 2022: Chinese tech stocks plunge after US names companies for potential delisting, DW, 11 March 2022: China: Premier talks about ties with US, Ukraine as national congress ends, The Times, 11 March 2022: Li Keqiang: China ‘saddened and deeply worried by Ukraine situation’, France24, 12 March 2022: China and QAnon embrace Russian disinformation justifying war in Ukraine, The National, 13 March 2022: Russia-Ukraine war latest: US and China to meet in Rome as tensions mount over Russia, Haaretz, 13 March 2022: Ukraine War: Putin Is Dangerous, but China Is the West’s Real Enemy, Politico.com, 13 March 2022: Jake Sullivan and China’s Yang Jiechi to discuss Russia-Ukraine on Monday, The Washington Post, 13 March 2022: Russia asks China for weapons, U.S. officials say, Financial Times, 13 March 2022: US officials say Russia has asked China for military help in Ukraine, Politico.eu, 14 March 2022: Will Taiwan be the next Ukraine?, CNN, 24 March 2022: Nearly half of foreign businesses in Hong Kong are planning to relocate, The Times, 25 March 2022: Hong Kong brain drain as thousands flee Covid and draconian laws, DW, 25 March 2022: Solomon Islands defends new security pact with China, The Guardian, 26 March 2022: A security agreement between China and Solomon Islands could impact stability in the whole Pacific, The Times, 29 March 2022: Taiwan believes Ukraine fiasco will delay Chinese invasion for years, The Guardian, 30 March 2022: UK judges withdraw from Hong Kong’s court of final appeal, The Times, 30 March 2022: UK judges quit Hong Kong court over security law, The Times, 1 April 2022: Beijing tells Britain to ditch ‘colonial mindset’ over Hong Kong (*hahaha* these Chinese guys are sometimes funny), The Sunday Times, 3 April 2022: Taiwan’s survival ‘crucial for the existence of global democracy’, The New York Times, 4 April 2022: Bristling Against the West, China Rallies Domestic Sympathy for Russia, The Atlantic, 7 April 2022: The Final Blow to Hong Kong, DW, 13 April 2022: Concerns over China-Solomon Islands security deal, Al Arabiya, 15 April 2022: China conducts military drills around Taiwan in response to US, CNN, 15 April 2022: China is sending its most advanced fighter jet to patrol disputed seas, The Guardian, 19 April 2022: Fear, paranoia, anger – this is life under China’s zero-Covid strategy, The Guardian, 20 April 2022: Solomon Islands-China pact is worst policy failure in Pacific since 1945, Labor says, The Times, 25 April 2022: China wants us to bow, says defiant Australia, CNN, 25 April 2022: Foreign investors are ditching China. Russia’s war is the latest trigger, DW, 25 April 2022: Hong Kong Foreign Correspondent’s Club suspends human rights award over legal fears, CNN, 26 April 2022: Why no one dare tell China’s Xi the awful truth — zero-Covid isn’t working, Politico.com, 26 April 2022: EU backs Lithuania’s plan to aid firms amid China’s embargo, CNN, 26 April 2022: This is the video Chinese censors don’t want you to see or share, CNN, 27 April 2022: China’s Xi calls for ‘all-out’ infrastructure splurge to rescue economy, The Times, 29 April 2022: Hong Kong faces even stricter security laws under John Lee, Jerusalem Post, 30 April 2022: China-Russia relationship increasingly worrying Americans – PEW poll, The National, 4 May 2022: China sharpens the cleaver as a game is played to split HSBC, Jerusalem Post, 4 May 2022: Taiwan takes lessons, inspiration from Ukraine’s existential fight, The Atlantic, 5 May 2022: How a Few Tiny Islands Are Helping China Project Power, France24, 6 May 2022: China to install former security chief John Lee as Hong Kong leader, Al Arabiya, 6 May 2022: Taiwan jets scramble as China air force enters air defense zone, DW, 6 May 2022: Hong Kong election: Will the crackdown on rights and freedoms continue?, The Guardian, 8 May 2022: Hong Kong: EU voices concerns as former security chief made new leader, The Atlantic, 9 May 2022: Hong Kong’s Language of ‘Democracy’, The Times, 9 May 2022: China ‘encircles’ Taiwan during military drills, DW, 9 May 2022: What is China’s zero-COVID policy?, CNN, 10 May 2022: US intelligence officials warn China is ‘working hard’ to be able to take over Taiwan militarily, The Hill, 10 May 2022: China ‘learning lessons’ from Russia war in Ukraine, intelligence officials say, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022: Troubles mount in China ahead of Xi’s bid to stay in power, The Times, 13 May 2022: Chinese spy ship comes close to Australian base used by Aukus submarines, Politico.eu, 14 May 2022: G7 presses China to put real pressure on Putin to stop Ukraine war, NPR, 16 May 2022: California church shooter was motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, officials say, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022: The Larger Meaning of China’s Crackdown on School Tutoring, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022: Laguna Woods shooting was a hate crime targeting Taiwanese people, sheriff says, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2022: Laguna Woods church and community leaders join together to denounce politically motivated violence, France24, 23 May 2022: Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow? Tensions mount between US and China over Taiwan, The National, 24 May 2022: Joe Biden says Quad leaders are ‘navigating a dark hour’, CNN, 24 May 2022: What you need to know about China-Taiwan tensions, The Times, 24 May 2022: Joe Biden: US will defend Taiwan if China invades, The Guardian, 24 May 2022: China: Thousands of detained Uyghurs pictured in leaked Xinjiang police files, The Times, 24 May 2022: The Quad flexes its muscles against Chinese militarisation, BBC, 24 May 20222: The faces from China’s Uyghur detention camps (Xinjiang Police Files and Xinjiang Police Files), The Times, 24 May 2022: Cardinal in court over fund to help Hong Kong democracy activists, Arab News, 24 May 2022: ‘Appalled’ US suspects Uyghur abuse approved at Beijing ‘highest levels’, DW, 24 May 20222: China: Leaked Xinjiang files likely accurate, experts say, The Times, 24 May 2022: Xi reaps whirlwind of bromance with Putin, The Washington Post, 25 May 20222: Trove of damning Xinjiang police files leaked as U.N. rights chief visits China, Foreign Policy, 25 May 20222: Beijing’s Abuses Are Laid Bare in Xinjiang Police Files, France24, 25 May 2022: Adrian Zenz, the academic behind the ‘Xinjiang Police Files’, on China’s abuse of Uighurs, The Guardian, 25 May 2022: China: Xi Jinping defends human rights record to visiting UN commissioner, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022: Fears of a Chinese invasion have Taiwanese civilians taking up target practice, The Guardian, 26 May 2022: Hong Kong: Judicial independence under systematic attack, legal figures warn, CNN, 27 May 2022: Expert: China learning a lesson from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, The Sunday Times, 29 May 2022: Uighurs, Covid and economy are unpicking China’s cult of Xi Jinping, Jerusalem Post, 30 May 2022: Taiwan jets scramble as 30 Chinese aircraft enter air defense zone, The Times, 30 May 2022: China flexes naval muscle with huge new aircraft carrier, CNN, 1 June 2022: China has the power to take Taiwan, but it would cost an extremely bloody price, France24, 4 June 2022: Hong Kong stifles memories of Tiananmen Square on anniversary (1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre), The New Yorker, 4 June 2022: Memories of Tiananmen Square, DW, 4 June 2022: Tiananmen: Hong Kong tightens security to enforce vigil ban, The Guardian, 4 June 2022: Hong Kong: Arrests as citizens mark Tiananmen Square anniversary, The New York Times, 4 June 2022: Mourning Tiananmen’s Victims, and the Hong Kong That Was, DW, 4 June 2022: China: ‘Brave’ Tiananmen protesters will not be forgotten, US says, The Guardian, 4 June 2022: Taiwan: Hundreds gather to mark Tiananmen Square anniversary, Al Arabiya, 10 June 2022: China will ‘not hesitate to start a war’ over Taiwan: Defense spokesman, Arab News, 11 June 2022: New Philippine administration to oppose Chinese presence in disputed waters, BBC, 11 June 2022: China warns Taiwan independence would trigger war, DW, 11 June 2022: US slams China’s ‘destabilizing’ military activity near Taiwan, CNN, 12 June 2022: China blasts US ‘bully’, says it will ‘fight to the end’ for Taiwan, France24, 12 June 2022: China says it ‘will fight to the very end’ to stop Taiwanese independence, CNN, 12 June 2022: Video of women being brutally attacked sparks public outrage in China, DW, 12 June 2022: China’s defense chief warns Beijing would ‘fight to the end’ to stop Taiwan’s independence, CNN, 13 June 2022: ‘This could happen to any of us’: Graphic video of men stomping on a woman’s head shakes China to the core, DW, 15 June 2022: Taiwan: Has the risk of war increased following new China warnings?, The Atlantic, 23 June 2022: Farewell to Hong Kong and Its Big Lie, CNN, 24 June 2022: Japan says Chinese coast guard ships in longest violation of its territorial waters in a decade, The Times, 25 June 2022: Twenty-five years ago there was hope. Now Hong Kong knows better (according to the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong, which came into force in 1987 and is enshrined in the Hong Kong Basic Law, Hong Kong was to be run as a democracy under the title One Country, two Systems for 50 years. This has not been the case since 2020 at the latest. The Chinese government has instead forcibly imposed the Chinese dictatorship on Hong Kong and installed a puppet government dependent on Beijing. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers have fled and others are waiting for their opportunity to leave the country as quickly as possible), DW, 25 June 2022: China’s Xi to attend Hong Kong handover anniversary, Arab News, 26 June 2022: US aims to raise $200bn as part of G7 rival to China’s Belt & Road, The Times, 27 June 2022: Xi’s lockdowns left millions ‘traumatised’, France24, 30 June 2022: China’s Xi visits Hong Kong for first time since crackdown on pro-democracy protests, CNN, 30 June 2022: Xi Jinping brought Hong Kong to heel. Now he’s back in a city transformed, DW, 30 June 2022: China’s Xi Jinping in Hong Kong ahead of handover anniversary, CNN, 1 July 2022: Xi Jinping crushed Hong Kong’s opposition. Now he claims handover to China marked ‘beginning of true democracy’ (one of the sadest days in Hong Kong’s history. The complete downfall from freedom and democracy to Chinese dictatorship), France24, 1 July 2022: Xi hails China’s rule at 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover, The Guardian, 1 July 2022: Hong Kong: Xi Jinping hails China’s rule on 25th anniversary of handover, Irish Times, 2 July 2022: Chinese embassy in Ireland taunts Boris Johnson over Brexit and NI Protocol, The Times, 5 July 2022: Hacker claims to have obtained private details of a billion Chinese citizens, CNN, 5 July 2022: Nearly one billion people in China had their personal data leaked, and it’s been online for more than a year, The Hill, 6 July 2022: US, UK law enforcement chiefs unite to warn of Chinese spying threat, DW, 6 July 2022: FBI, MI5 warn Western business leaders about Chinese espionage, BBC, 6 July 2022: China: MI5 and FBI heads warn of ‘immense’ threat, The Times, 6 July 2022: MI5 warns Chinese spying investigations are up sevenfold, Irish Times, 6 July 2022: US and UK intelligence chiefs call for vigilance on China’s industrial spies, DW, 6 July 2022: Taiwanese line up to learn self-defense after Russia’s Ukraine invasion, France24, 9 July 2022: China accused of ‘intimidation’ to stop dissident from running for US congress, CNN, 11 July 2022: China crushes mass protest by bank depositors demanding their life savings back, CNN, 12 July 2022: China tries to stem growing anger over frozen bank deposits, The Times, 14 July 2022: Hong Kong grandmother who waved Union Jack at anti-China protest jailed for seven months, CNN, 16 July 2022: US Navy challenges Chinese claims in South China Sea for second time in a week, DW, 22 July 2022: Why is Hong Kong imprisoning more activists?, CNN, 25 July 2022: China’s response to Pelosi’s potential Taiwan visit could be ‘unprecedented’ but military conflict unlikely, experts say (when 80-something grandmother Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, the Chinese should really pee their pants. The lady is very resolute), The National, 26 July 2022: China comments about any Nancy Pelosi Taiwan trip ‘unnecessary’, US says, Al Arabiya, 26 July 2022: Explainer: Why is US House Speaker’s Pelosi visit to Taiwan causing tension?, CNN, 26 July 2022: Biden administration working behind the scenes to convince Pelosi of the risks of traveling to Taiwan, Al Arabiya, 26 July 2022: White House berates China’s ‘bellicosity’ after threats against Pelosi, Foreign Policy, 26 July 2022: What Does Nancy Pelosi Think She’s Doing in Taiwan?, The Atlantic, 27 July 2022: Nancy Pelosi Shows Beijing Must Change Course, CNN, 27 July 2022: China commentator warns of ‘shocking military response’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan (the Chinese really wet their pants. Cool), The Guardian, 27 July 2022: ‘A dangerous moment’: China warns of consequences if Pelosi visits Taiwan, CNN, 27 July 2022: Pentagon working to develop security plan for Pelosi ahead of possible trip to Taiwan, The Hill, 27 July 2022: Pelosi inviting members of Congress for Taiwan trip, The Times, 27 July 2022: China warns of ‘forceful responses’ as Pelosi prepares to visit Taiwan, Al Arabiya, 27 July 2022: US official warns Asian aggressors will face Western might, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022: Pelosi’s Taiwan visit tests U.S.-China ties as Biden looks to ease tensions with Xi, NPR, 28 July 2022: Biden and China’s Xi discuss tensions over Taiwan, The National, 28 July 2022: Xi warns Biden not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan, CNN, 28 July 2022: Taiwan holds massive Han Kuang military drills as tensions with China build, DW, 28 July 2022: Biden, Xi hold talks as concerns over Pelosi visiting Taiwan grow, Politico.eu, 28 July 2022: Europe can stop Taiwan from becoming the next Ukraine, The Guardian, 28 July 2022: China: Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan in two-hour call, CNN, 28 July 2022: Biden speaks with China’s Xi as tension grows over Taiwan, Al Arabiya, 28 July 2022: Biden, China’s Xi discuss face-to-face meeting as tensions rise over Taiwan, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022: Why Nancy Pelosi’s possible Taiwan visit could be a problem — for Taiwan, Politico.com, 29 July 2022: Pelosi to leave for Asia amid Chinese threats over Taiwan stop, France24, 29 July 2022: China accuses US of double standards over relations with Taiwan and Ukraine (ridiculous. Taiwan is a sovereign state and of course has the right to self-defense against the aggressor China, just as every sovereign country in the world has, including Ukraine against the aggressor Russia), CNN, 29 July 2022: Pelosi departing for Asia on Friday, but Taiwan stop still uncertain, New York Post, 30 July 2022: Chinese propagandist deletes tweet warning Nancy Pelosi’s plane could get shot down (funny. Now at least the whole world knows how much power Nancy Pelosi actually has. She hasn’t set a toe on Taiwanese sovereign territory yet, but Xi Jinping’s Minions have been peeing their pants for the past two weeks straight. This isn’t just “pussy power,” it’s pure and plain power. Awesome), CNN, 30 July 2022: What does Taiwan think about the possibility of a visit by Nancy Pelosi?, NPR, 30 July 2022: China announces military exercises as Pelosi’s possible trip to Taiwan looms, DW, 30 July 2022: China announces military drills in Taiwan Strait, CNN, 30 July 2022: China to hold live-fire exercises in waters near Fujian, opposite Taiwan, The Guardian, 30 July 2022: China: Beijing conducts military exercises off Taiwan after warning Pelosi to scrap visit, DW, 30 July 2022: Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip would be ‘high risk, low reward’, The National, 31 July 2022: Nancy Pelosi confirms Asia trip, but no mention of Taiwan, France24, 31 July 2022: Pelosi confirms Asia tour but silent on possibility of Taiwan trip, Politico.com, 31 July 2022: Pelosi confirms trip to Asia but doesn’t mention Taiwan, CNN, 31 July 2022: Pelosi stops in Hawaii and reveals her Asia plans. But no mention of Taiwan, The New York Times, 31 July 2022: Pelosi Heads for Singapore, but Is Silent on Taiwan, Arab News, 31 July 2022: Pelosi confirms trip to Asia, but no mention of Taiwan, CNN, 1 August 2022: ‘Win hearts and minds’ in Taiwan and Hong Kong, Chinese leader Xi urges Communist Party (in what parallel universe would the Chinese dictatorship be able to win the trust of the people of Hong Kong and the Republic of Taiwan? In Hong Kong, the Chinese installed a puppet government that accompanied the transition from democracy to the Chinese dictatorship and handed over their own people to the Chinese gangs of murderers. Of course, this has also been observed very closely in Taiwan, where, quite rightly, they have always had absolutely no trust in China. The only way to regain some confidence would be to give Hong Kong citizens back their democratic rights and fully implement the agreed motto of “One People, Two Systems” and finally leave the sovereign and democratic Republic of Taiwan alone. Understandably, the Taiwanese do not want anything to do with China and certainly do not want to end up under a Chinese dictatorship), The National, 1 August 2022: Nancy Pelosi seems set to visit Taiwan despite Beijing threats (after all the fuss the Chinese have created, she has little choice but to actually fly to Taiwan, even if she wouldn’t want to, just to send a clear signal “You will certainly never tell us who we are visiting and when. If we want to visit the sovereign and democratic Republic of Taiwan, then that’s exactly what we will do. Unlike in the communist dictatorship of China, the Taiwanese are free and, without coercion, opted for their sovereignty on their terms and rules. We support that, of course, as we support all democratic endeavors.”), CNN, 1 August 2022: Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan, Taiwanese and US officials say, France24, 1 August 2022: US House Speaker Pelosi begins Asia tour amid tensions over Taiwan, CNN, 1 August 2022: White House warns China against escalations over Pelosi’s potential trip to Taiwan, BBC, 1 August 2022: China could make show of force if Pelosi visits Taiwan – US, CNN, 1 August 2022: What you need to know about Pelosi’s expected visit to Taiwan, The New York Times, 1 August 2022: Why Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan Is Utterly Reckless, Foreign Policy, 1 August 2022: Pelosi’s Visit Risks Turning Taiwan Into a Political Football, Aides Worry, CNN, 1 August 2022: Expect a ‘colorful response’ from China over Pelosi Taiwan visit, says former Australia PM, The New York Times, 1 August 2022: U.S. Warns China Not to Turn Pelosi’s Expected Trip to Taiwan Into a ‘Crisis’, The Washington Post, 1 August 2022: White House warns China not to overreact to potential Pelosi visit to Taiwan, The New York Times, 2 August 2022: Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Begins in the Shadow of China’s Warnings, The Washington Post, 2 August 2022: Pelosi meets Taiwanese president as China ramps up pressure on the island, Los Angeles Times, 2 August 2022: Why did Pelosi pick this moment to travel to Taiwan?, CNN, 2 August 2022: Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan, Taiwanese and US officials say, The New York Times, 2 August 2022: As Pelosi Departs Taiwan, China Gears Up for Military Drills (2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan), Financial Times, 2 August 2022: How decades of clashes with China led to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip (of course, she has every right in the world to visit Taiwan whenever she wants. The so-called “One China” policy was obviously not thought through enough and now the necessary corrections are being made), CNBC, 2 August 2022: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets Taiwan’s president despite China’s warnings, USA Today, 2 August 2022: Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, angering China, which warns she’s ‘playing with fire’, New York Magazine, 2 August 2022: Nancy Pelosi Is Creating a Global Military Crisis for No Reason at All, Politico.eu, 2 August 2022: China vows to encircle Taiwan with military drills in response to Pelosi’s visit, France24, 3 August 2022: ‘Taiwan will not back down,’ president vows as China readies military drills over Pelosi visit, BBC, 3 August 2022: Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi meets President Tsai to Beijing’s fury, NPR, 3 August 2022: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the U.S. will not abandon Taiwan as China protests, The Wall Street Journal, 3 August 2022: Nancy Pelosi Visits Taiwan in Defiance of China: Live Updates, BBC, 3 August 2022: Taiwan: Pelosi leaves Taipei to sound of Chinese fury, The Guardian, 3 August 2022: China cannot stop other world leaders visiting Taiwan, says Nancy Pelosi, Politico.com, 3 August 2022: Pelosi jabs at Xi before leaving Taiwan, BBC, 3 August 2022: China-Taiwan: As China broods, Taiwan is in a ‘Pelosi lovefest’, France24, 3 August 2022: ‘Old Witch’, ‘Pelosi get out of Taiwan!’: Public billboards hacked on US Speaker’s visit (Xi Jinping’s minions are all whiny nancy’s and they proof it on a daily basis), The Atlantic, 3 August 2022: The Gamble of Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan, CNN, 3 August 2022: Pelosi’s flight to Taiwan was the most-tracked of all time, Flightradar24 says, France24, 3 August 2022: Chinese fighter jets cross into Taiwan’s air defence zone in wake of Pelosi visit, CNN, 3 August 2022: Pelosi’s Taiwan trip is another knock to China’s yuan, Reuters, 3 August 2022: Taiwan visit caps Nancy Pelosi’s long history of confronting Beijing, CNN, 3 August 2022: China hits Taiwan with trade restrictions after Pelosi visit, The Economist, 3 August 2022: Nancy Pelosi has left Taiwan. The real crisis may be just beginning, The Guardian, 3 August 2022: Taiwan: China to begin series of unprecedented live-fire drills off coast, CNN, 3 August 2022: Pelosi angers China but Taiwan, not the US, may pay the higher price, The National, 3 August 2022: Even after death, Ayman Al Zawahiri’s influence will remain, Al Arabiya, 3 August 2022: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departs Taiwan after meeting President Tsai Ing-wen, NPR, 3 August 2022: Pelosi’s Taiwan trip leaves Asian countries nervously awaiting China’s response, The Guardian, 3 August 2022: In Taiwan, as in Ukraine, the west is flirting with disaster, The National, 3 August 2022: China prepares for military drills near Taiwan after Pelosi visit, Al Arabiya, 3 August 2022: Pelosi knocks China one last time before leaving Taiwan, The New York Times, 3 August 2022: Welcomed by Taiwan, Pelosi Leaves Rising Tensions With China in Her Wake, The Guardian, 3 August 2022: Pelosi’s Taiwan trip could have significant consequences for global economy, DW, 3 August 2022: China, Taiwan, the US: A long, complicated relationship, The New Yorker, 4 August 2022: The Provocative Politics of Nancy Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan, The New York Times, 4 August 2022: With 5 Missiles, China Sends Stark Signal to Japan and U.S. on Taiwan, NPR, 4 August 2022: China fires waves of missiles over the Taiwan Strait, raising tensions in the region, DW, 4 August 2022: How does the US support Taiwan militarily?, The Guardian, 4 August 2022: Live: US watching Chinese military drills ‘very closely’ as ballistic missiles fired into Taiwan strait, The National, 4 August 2022: China ‘has chosen to overreact’ to Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, White House says, DW, 4 August 2022: Pelosi meets leaders in South Korea, visits DMZ after contentious Taiwan trip, CNN, 4 August 2022: ‘It’s clearly intimidation’: See what China did after Pelosi left Taiwan, Politico.com, 4 August 2022: U.S. firms eye Taiwan exit on Chinese invasion risk, The New York Times, 4 August 2022: China Sends Ships and Planes Toward Taiwan, Defying Rising Criticism, DW, 4 August 2022: China begins live-fire drills around Taiwan, CNN, 4 August 2022: US postponed missile test due to heightened tensions with China over Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, France24, 4 August 2022: China conducts precision missile strikes near Taiwan after Pelosi visit, BBC, 4 August 2022: China fires missiles near Taiwan after Pelosi visit, CNN, 4 August 2022: Blinken says he hopes ‘Beijing will not manufacture a crisis’ after Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, The Times, 4 August 2022: China unleashes missiles in show of fury at Taiwan, Politico.com, 4 August 2022: U.S. orders aircraft carrier to remain in the region amid China-Taiwan tensions, The Guardian, 5 August 2022: Live: China halts cooperation with US over climate and military issues after sending missiles over Taiwan island (Maoism didn’t work. Neither will Xiism. The self-isolation initiated by Xi Jinping from the only world power in the world (and thus ultimately also from its allies) harms China itself more than the USA. A while ago, this blog also pointed out the danger of a block formation or “bipolar world” (USA on the one hand, China on the other). The warning is now increasingly becoming a reality. One can and must assume that the Chinese leadership is only using Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan as an excuse to further accelerate this development originating in China. It was of course to be expected that the conflict with China would escalate sooner or later. After all, Xi Jinping has been brawling for years. So far, the EU and the federal states in particular have once again reacted far too little to the challenges. They will now have to make up for it in a hurry. This includes above all the relocation of productions of all kinds to Europe in order to be able to guarantee the security of supply with primary products), NPR, 5 August 2022: China’s military drills around Taiwan show how it is closing the gap with the U.S., The Times, 5 August 2022: China shuns co-operation with US over Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, The Hill, 5 August 2022: China halts climate, military cooperation with US over Pelosi visit, NPR, 5 August 2022: China halts climate and military dialogue with the U.S. over Pelosi’s Taiwan visit, CNN, 5 August 2022: China suspends cooperation with US on range of issues, sanctions Pelosi over Taiwan trip, Politico.eu, 5 August 2022: China sanctions Nancy Pelosi over ‘provocative’ Taiwan trip, France24, 5 August 2022: China to sanction Pelosi, US calls Chinese military escalation unjustified, CNN, 5 August 2022: China fires missiles towards Taiwan strait in drill after Pelosi visit, The Hill, 5 August 2022: Chinese ambassador called to White House amid tensions over Pelosi Taiwan visit, CNN, 5 August 2022: China sends warships and jets close to Taiwan and sparks alert in Japan as tensions rise, The New York Times, 5 August 2022: U.S. Seeks to Reassure Asian Allies as China’s Military Grows Bolder, CNN, 5 August 2022: Some nationalists felt China did too little to counter Pelosi. Beijing wants to change their minds, DW, 5 August 2022: China’s Taiwan aggression triggers fears of wider security crisis in Asia, BBC, 5 August 2022: Taiwan tensions: China halts co-operation with US on key issues, The National, 5 August 2022: US summons Chinese ambassador to protest against Taiwan drills, DW, 5 August 2022: In Japan, Pelosi says US won’t let China ‘isolate’ Taiwan, Al Arabiya, 5 August 2022: China halts high-level military dialogue with US, suspends other cooperation, France24, 5 August 2022: Japan’s prime minister calls for ‘immediate cancellation’ of Chinese military drills, DW, 5 August 2022: China imposes sanctions on Nancy Pelosi after Taiwan visit, The New York Times, 6 August 2022: Chinese Military Drills Aim to Awe, Both Abroad and at Home, The National, 6 August 2022: Blinken says China’s decision to cut US contacts is ‘irresponsible’, Al Arabiya, 6 August 2022: Taiwan says Chinese aircraft, ships carry out attack simulation exercises, Arab News, 6 August 2022: Taiwan accuses Beijing of simulating invasion as US-China relations nosedive, The New York Times, 6 August 2022: In Turbulent Times, Xi Builds a Security Fortress for China, and Himself, Irish Times, 6 August 2022: Taiwan says China making simulated attack on main island, The Guardian, 6 August 2022: Live China-Taiwan: Taiwanese jets scrambled as 20 Chinese aircraft cross median line, CNN, 7 August 2022: US will defend Philippines if attacked in South China Sea: Blinken, France24, 7 August 2022: China, Taiwan play high-seas ‘cat and mouse’ as drills wrap up, The New York Times, 7 August 2022: After China’s Military Spectacle, Options Narrow for Winning Over Taiwan, France24, 7 August 2022: China’s ‘military threat’ to Taiwan ‘is much more credible than it was 20 years ago’, CNN, 7 August 2022: China launches long-range airstrike drills around Taiwan on fourth day of military exercises, Arab News, 7 August 2022: China to conduct ‘regular’ military drills east of Taiwan Strait median line: state media, The Guardian, 7 August 2022: Live China-Taiwan: Taiwan says China used 66 planes and 14 warships in Sunday’s drills, France24, 8 August 2022: China announces more military drills around Taiwan, The Guardian, 8 August 2022: Taiwan crisis: China resumes military drills off Taiwan after shelving US talks, Politico.com, 8 August 2022: Pentagon still assesses China will not invade Taiwan in next 2 years, BBC, 9 August 2022: China-Taiwan: What we learned from Beijing’s drills around the island, France24, 9 August 2022: Taiwan conducts live-fire drills in wake of Chinese pressure, DW, 9 August 2022: How are Taiwanese dealing with China’s military threat?, Irish Times, 9 August 2022: The cost imposition on Taiwan over the Nancy Pelosi visit has only begun, Politico.eu, 9 August 2022: Taiwan says China’s using military exercises to ‘prepare for invasion’, The Times, 11 August 2022: Break-up of HSBC ‘to free $35bn’, France24, 11 August 2022: Taiwan holds live-fire drills as China ends largest-ever military exercises, CNN, 12 August 2022: Hong Kong suffers biggest ever population drop as exodus accelerates, The Washington Post, 12 August 2022: Russia becomes China’s ‘junior partner’, CNN, 12 August 2022: Beijing is mad about Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. 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