🎧Ein paar Gedanken von @liviuhorovitz.bsky.social und mir zu Trumps "Golden Dome" im @swp-berlin.org Podcast Was genau die Ambitionen und Hürden sind, welche Risiken/Gefahren das Projekt birgt und warum das Ganze momentan nach strategischem Wunschdenken aussieht, gibt es hier zu hören:

Modi zu Gast bei Xi & Wadephul zu Gast bei Jaishankar: über Indiens pragmatische Außenpolitik und die deutsch-indischen Beziehungen sprach ich heute Morgen bei radio eins.

🎧🏖️Podcast-Empfehlung für die Sommerpause: Nicht nur die Europäer fürchten, dass auf die USA künftig kein Verlass mehr ist. Auch in Taipeh ist man besorgt. @angelastz.bsky.social & Johannes Thimm erklären, welche Interessen die USA & China in Taiwan haben: www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul today slammed China for providing vital backing for Russia's war against Ukraine.

Scharfe Kritik Chinas an Äußerung Wadephuls#China#Wadephul

In my latest for @thediplomat.com, wrote on the Lai administration’s recent setbacks with regard to the US-Taiwan relationship—and what this means for the political situation in Taiwan after the recalls thediplomat.com/2025/08/taiw...

Out early this month - the August edition of Watching China in Europe. I delve into the EU-China summit, Europe’s de-risking challenge, a confidential new China survey from the Federation of German Industries, and Trump’s wobble on China www.gmfus.org/news/watchin...

Here's me on the outcome of the Great Recall Movement in my latest for @thediplomat.com. Honestly, quite a surprise for many, given the substantial momentum that went into the recalls thediplomat.com/2025/07/taiw...

»Unsere europäische Ordnung hängt untrennbar mit liberalen und demokratischen Werten zusammen«, sagt Marco Overhaus im Dlf-Interview. Welche Folgen der Niedergang demokratischer Institutionen in den USA für Europa hat, hören Sie hier 👇. www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/politologe-m...

Der Ex-YouTuber Sohei Kamiya bewundert Trump, sympathisiert mit der AfD und propagiert »Japanese first«. Seine rechtsradikale Partei triumphierte bei der Oberhauswahl. Ein Novum in Tokio, ein Debakel für Premier Ishiba. @spiegel.de (Thanks @rmarcantuoni.bsky.social!) www.spiegel.de/ausland/japa...

If China’s leader were ever in trouble, outsiders might be the last to know. But analysts now whisper that Xi Jinping’s governing style may be changing in subtle ways

Lol, obviously Taiwan was not consulted with such comments by Trump www.newsweek.com/china-censor...

This is a noteworthy development because this has never, ever happened before. Even as the Sunflower Movement was sometimes hailed as the first social movement that truly overcame the waisheng/bensheng divide, that was only among young people www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

I caught up with @mcaster.bsky.social and I-Chen Liu of @article19.bsky.social on their 2025 report on China's Digital Digital Silk Road: "Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics". We talked about UN, ASEAN, the upcoming Hanoi Convention. Have a watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t5a...

The German Foreign Office has summoned the Chinese Ambassador today because „The PLA has targeted a German aircraft in the EU operation #ASPIDES with a laser. The endangerment of German personnel & disruption of the operation are completely unacceptable.“

Given Iran’s lost trust in the quality of Russian systems and the urgency of rebuilding its air defense system, is closer China-Iran cooperation on the horizon?

BRICS 2025: Xi Jinping is missing the China-backed summit for the first time. Why? Too many domestic issues? So far, no good answer for that question www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/c...

Trump is planning to travel to China later this year with a delegation of dozens of US CEOs asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...

Must Read: Mein Kollege @chriswirth.bsky.social zur „Transformation der Chinesischen Volksbefreiungs­armee vom Massenheer zur Weltklasse-Armee“ @swp-asia.bsky.social www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

Li Ying war Kunststudent in Italien. Als in seiner Heimat Proteste losbrachen, verbreitete er ihre Botschaften aus dem Ausland und wurde über Nacht zur bekanntesten Quelle für unzensierte Informationen aus China.

Bundeskanzler Merz' Besuch bei US-Präsident Trump war ein Erfolg – aber noch gibt es keine festen Vereinbarungen. Ohnehin stellt sich unter Trump die Frage: »Wie lange ist das gültig, was da formuliert wurde?«, sagt Laura von Daniels im Interview mit dem @rbb24.de. www.inforadio.de/rubriken/int...

China setzt Taiwan stärker unter Druck. Es ist fraglich, ob sich der Inselstaat künftig auf die Schutzmacht USA verlassen kann. Im SWP-Podcast analysieren @angelastz.bsky.social @swp-asia.bsky.social und Johannes Thimm die Herausforderungen, vor denen Taiwan steht. www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

@swp-asia.bsky.social sucht wieder aktuell Praktikant:innen mit dem Startdatum 01. Oktober 2025 www.swp-berlin.org/karriere/pra...

Big Handelsblatt story on the impact of China’s rare earth controls on German industry. As I wrote for GMF yesterday, companies in the auto, med-tech and other sectors have been forced to stop production. This was predictable. But firms seem shocked & unprepared www.handelsblatt.com/politik/inte...

China is trying to win over Europe in an attempt to peel it away from Donald Trump. Though this could benefit European consumers, it could harm producers. We explain the safeguards the EU wants to put in place: https://econ.trib.al/uMj8FHL

China seems to be framing Taiwan as behind cyberattacks against its own computer systems www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202...

Bandurski, China Media Project | A Taiwan Slip on Chinese Television chinamediaproject.org/2025/05/23/a...

Interesting to see further crackdowns over Chinese espionage in the DPP focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait...

Wrote about Tsai's European tour in my latest for @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2025/05/taiw...

Taiwan’s ruling DPP expels 5 members accused of spying for China – AFP

Beim heutigen Treffen der Verteidigungsminister:innen soll es u.a. um die Aufrüstung der EU gehen. Was ein wehrhaftes Europa braucht, analysieren @pfuhrhop.bsky.social, @svenarnold.bsky.social @swp-intsecurity.bsky.social & Ronja Kempin @swp-europe.bsky.social: www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te tied up by political chaos after one year in office: „the current dysfunction is distracting lawmakers and eroding public confidence – to the benefit of Beijing.“ www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as...

"Make China Great Again?" In der neuen APuZ #MAGA analysiert Angela Stanzel von der @swp-berlin.org die Beziehungen zwischen den #USA und #China und die jüngsten Entwicklungen um gegenseitige #Zölle. www.bpb.de/shop/zeitsch...

Wer möchte an der SWP forschen? 👇👇👇 www.swp-berlin.org/karriere/ste...

Chinese officials, influencers and state-run media are casting the initial trade agreement and 90-day tariff pause with the U.S. as a victory and a vindication of Beijing's negotiating strategy www.cnbc.com/2025/05/12/c...

USA und China: Neben einem Handelskrieg drohen militärische Spannungen im Indopazifik. China könnte von der Abkehr der USA auch profitieren und sich für andere als alternativer, zuverlässiger Partner präsentieren, so @angelastz.bsky.social @swp-asia.bsky.social @bpb.de. www.bpb.de/shop/zeitsch...

In case you were wondering, everything is perfect in the EU-China relationship. And it will stay perfect, Xinhua tells us, as long as the EU doesn’t engage in “self-sabotage” by trying to de-risk from “one of the world's most dynamic economic powerhouses” www.globaltimes.cn/page/202505/...

Wrote on the recalls--and the possibility that Taiwan would see a new set of elections altogether--in my latest for @thediplomat.com

If trade talks with the US fail to broker a reprieve from tariffs, the EU could decide that a sub-par deal with Beijing is preferable to a two-front trade war with both the US and China. My comments to the @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/3RSuynD

Thoughts for @nytimes.com: ''#Taiwanese companies have thrived by remaining small and very frugal, with no debt. But often they have not scaled up, and this is very different from the Chinese mainland.'' www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/w...

Die Drohungen der USA, Zölle drastisch zu erhöhen, setzen Mexikos Wirtschaft massiv unter Druck. Das Land sieht sich gezwungen, seine Abhängigkeit von China zu verringern & die Weichen für Produktionsprozesse neu zu stellen, so @gmaihold.bsky.social: www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

The arrival of the second Trump administration presents a parallel opportunity for Europe and Taiwan to deepen their cooperation, in areas of mutual interest write @jpuglierin.bsky.social @jankaoertel.bsky.social & @camillegrand.bsky.social @ecfrasia.bsky.social

Das chinesische Militär hat ein massives Truppenaufgebot rund um Taiwan entsandt. Seit 2024 zielt Chinas Sicherheitspolitik darauf ab, Taiwans Eigenstaatlichkeit zu untergraben & den Anspruch auf die Insel rechtmäßig erscheinen zu lassen, so @angelastz.bsky.social. www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

Excited to join @bglaser.bsky.social and @gmfus.bsky.social for this fascinating episode of the China Global Podcast to discuss @article19.bsky.social work on the Digital Silk Road and China's digital governance norms setting in the Indo-Pacific. www.gmfus.org/news/chinas-...

China launches military drills around Taiwan, calls its president a ‘parasite’ – Reuters: ‘China detests Lai as a "separatist," and in a video accompanying the Eastern Theatre Command's announcement of the drills depicted him as cartoon bug held by a pair of chopsticks above a burning Taiwan’

Who are China’s partners in the polar regions? In this #ChinaPower podcast, Director Dr. Bonny Lin spoke with Dr. Matthew Funaiole and @brianthart.bsky.social on China’s polar ambitions and allies. Listen here: bit.ly/3PDc1Ld

Good to see Taiwan strengthening telecommunications in the event of an invasion www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Once you send your Vice President to the sovereign territory of another nation to claim dominance over it, it makes perfect sense to reward Russia for its imperial conquest of Ukraine. And vice versa. Welcome to the New World disorder.

"Trump deserves some credit for creating the bipartisan approach on China but then has never fully embraced it...That irony is at the heart of the second Trump term." @rushdoshi.bsky.social speaks to @bobdavis187.bsky.social for @thewirechina.bsky.social www.thewirechina.com/2025/03/23/r...