MERICS China Podcast

Oct 18 2024 215 ep. 25 mins 1.1k
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The MERICS China Podcast, brought to you by the Mercator Institute for China Studies, a show that analyses current affairs in China and the latest developments in EU-China relations.

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What's next in US export controls targeting China, with Kevin Wolf and Rebecca Arcesati

Oct 18 2024 45 mins  
The rivalry between the US and China about technological and military leadership has one key component: export controls. What is the cutting edge of the United States’ export controls? What do they entail and what role do Washington’s international partners play? Can and will they be effective?In this episode, MERICS Lead Analyst Rebecca Arcesati and Communications Manager Joha

China strebt nach Unabhängigkeit in kritischen Technologien, mit Antonia Hmaidi

Oct 02 2024 25 mins  
China ist zu einer bedeutenden Wissenschafts- und Technologiemacht geworden. Über Chinas Streben nach Unabhängigkeit in kritischen Technologien wie künstliche Intelligenz, Quanten- oder Bio-Technologie spricht Johannes Heller-John mit Antonia Hmaidi, Senior Analystin am MERICS. Sie leitet die Daten-Taskforce des Instituts und das vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

The global sale of Chinese arms, with Helena Legarda and Jacob Gunter

Sep 27 2024 37 mins  
Over the last decade, China’s arms makers have gone beyond solely supplying the People’s Liberation Army and began to look for overseas markets to supplement sales and support Beijing’s geopolitical goals. Arms sales are an often-overlooked aspect of China’s global security and economic footprint and can present challenges to European policy makers and arms producers.To dis

Unsicherheit in Chinas Innen- und Außenpolitik, mit Shi Ming

Aug 16 2024 23 mins  
Das Jahr 2024 birgt viele Unsicherheiten für China: Die wirtschaftliche Lage im Land ist schwierig. Vielschichtige Konflikte auf regionaler und internationaler Ebene und die Ergebnisse der Wahlen in der EU und den USA werden sich auch auf China auswirken. Wie geht Beijing die Herausforderungen an? Podcast-Moderator Johannes Heller-John spricht mit dem deutsch-chinesischen Journali

The dangerous waters of the South China Sea, with Helena Legarda

Aug 06 2024 25 mins  
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius' trip to the Asia-Pacific region in recent days shows that the region is becoming increasingly important for Germany and Europe. The trip took place against the backdrop of growing tensions in the region, particularly in the South China Sea. Beijing’s claims in the waters are far reaching and cover nearly 90 percent of the area. This claim

China's foreign policy, with Akio Takahara

Aug 02 2024 31 mins  
China’s foreign policy has grown more assertive and confident under the leadership of Xi Jinping. How has China’s foreign policy evolved and what does this mean for European interests? Johannes Heller-John talks to Akio Takahara about the rivalry between China and the United States, China’s relations with Russia, the meaning of the Global South in China’s foreign policy –

A lack of new ideas at the third plenum, with Alexander Davey

Jul 22 2024 16 mins  
The Chinese leadership has met in Beijing for the long awaited Third Plenum - a key meeting happening once in five years of the formally highest authority of the Chines Communist Party, the Central Committee. It was a chance to lay out policy decisions to address the many issues the country is facing, including sluggish growth, rising government debt and unemployment. To get a firs

The Third Plenum and debates about China’s economic future, with Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Katja Drinhausen

Jul 05 2024 30 mins  
The long awaited third plenary session of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party will kick off on July 15. In the four-day meeting its 376 members will vote on programmatic decisions prepared by the Politbureau that will aim to solve the pressing economic and social issues the country currently faces.Johannes Heller-John talks with Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Katja Drinhau

Taiwan and cross-Strait relations in a year of elections, with Bonnie Glaser and Abigaël Vasselier

Jun 14 2024 35 mins  
As the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is increasingly unstable, what can we expect from Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te when it comes to navigating relations with China? How will the results of the EU elections affect Europe’s policies vis-à-vis Taiwan? And how might a change of government in the United States impact the situation? These are some of the questions discusse

China steps up investments in Hungary, with Alexander Brown and Gregor Sebastian

Jun 05 2024 30 mins  
Chinese investment in Europe has hit a new low according to a new study by MERICS and Rhodium Group on China’s Foreign Direct Overseas Investment in the 27 EU member states and the UK. It is the lowest level of investment since 2010. In Hungary, however, investments drastically increased and made up just under half of all FDI in Europe in 2023. Where does Chinese investment in Eu