Chinese scholars propose single women move back to countryside to marry one of the millions of bachelors in the villages. It's only one radical idea to fight the symptoms of China's gender gap provoced by it's decade long birth control. To block women from better education is another one.

Chinese government's policies to contain Uyghur's culture and population in Xinjiang is not simply a violation of human rights. Academics, politicians, and governments around the world start calling it a genocide.

In China for a few days opened a window for free discussions. It closed as quick as it had appeared.

China Global Television Network has been revoked its licence in the UK. One tool of softpower less for Beijing that pushes to enhance its influence abroad. Meanwhile a former Danish cultural minister experiences first hand how Chinese government's desire for control is reaching out to his doorstep.                                 

The EU and China signed an agreement on investment to further open up their markekts. While Europe gains less, it's China who stars on international stage. Some of Chinese government's concessions aren't even painful to Beijing.

Joe Biden has to deal with a determined opponent on the other side of the Pacific ocean. Hoping for engagement of an authoritarian Chinese government by good will is doomed to fail.

Taiwan is THE role model for 1,4 billion people in mainland that Chinese ethnic is very well able to run a functioning democracy althoug told otherwise by their leaders for decades. That's pain in the neck for Beijing that wants to get rid of this liberal abscess. Therefore military action against Taiwan is more and more likely.

Wang Yi's visit to Europe was pain in the neck for China's foreign minister. Criticism everywhere. No wonder since the Chinese government messed up 2020 quite a lot so far on the international stage. Namely Hongkong, Xinjiang and Corona

Chinese government implements a new security law in Hongkong and ignores its obligation for the city's autonomy. Still the European Union can't bring itself to take consequences and prefers to continue raising its concerns. Meanwhile Beijing might laugh out loud over Europe's cowardice.

European leaders and enterprises are afraid to draw the Chinese government's anger towards themselves. They fear economical repercussions that might cost revenues and jobs at home. Still they seem to forget that China is vulnerable itself.