Ukraine is Beijing’s biggest quagmire, and there is no easy way out. A Russian victory is unlikely, and a prolonged war would bleed China politically and economically—unless the Western political front collapses, mesmerized by its ghosts. But then it’d be a different story. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the EU’s top diplomat on […]
On May 22, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinscahft (DFG), together with the Council of Sciences, announced which departments of excellence at German universities would receive federal funding for the seven-year period 2026-2033. Since then, the failure to renew funding for the Department of Excellence “Religion and Politics” at the University of Münster – active since 2007 with […]
The subconscious of countries and institutions shapes their choices. How to speak to the CPC on a deeper, more soulful level and get it to see the broader, global reasons behind the market? Do states or institutions have a subconscious, a character? Some psychiatrists, like Italian Narciso Mostarda, (see here) believe they do. If so, […]
When will an eruption occur in China? Is Beijing more similar to Vesuvius or Etna? A flow of questions and maybe some advice for Trump – you’ll get what you want without much effort. What’s brewing in China? Many ordinary people, who see the value of their homes sliding, their children unemployed, or who have […]
Unlike any other nation, China is a civilization country, a country that identifies itself with a civilization and vice versa. Then, facing the issue of coping with the onslaught of a different civilization prompted some profound rethinking and soul searching about China’s intellectual history, both as a cultural and a national issue. Nothing similar exists […]
The lesson from the US crackdown on protests could be different in Beijing—suppressing uprisings without suppressing opposition would be a theological turn, akin to that with the Vatican. The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported that: “Chinese state media have sought to portray the escalating Los Angeles protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies […]
Trump and Xi talked about trade, but a Chinese malaise haunts America and stalls bilateral ties. To break the stalemate, Beijing should perhaps address the issue of democracy. It’s not ideal, and it’s not a deal, but at least after scores of tweets, statements, and public wailings, a call broke the months-long standoff. US President […]
