Chinese society

Many academics and other "China experts" will try to tell you about the "cultural differences" between China and the West (or other regions of the globe). Foreigners who had to get things done in China know very well that such theories are generally not very helpful. The best way of communicating with Chinese people is to consider that they are simply human, like us.

Homosexualität in China

Nachdem Homosexualität in China lange ein Tabu war, kam in den letzten Jahren Bewegung in die Sache. Dieser Artikel erforscht die Einstellung der chinesischen Studenten zur Homosexualität.

China und seine Studenten

An analysis of the situation of the students in China.

On the rubble of old Chinese cities

For several years, the Western media have sharply criticized China for destroying traditional residential quarters. However, no media report ever cares about what ordinary Chinese think about this problem.

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Tibetan society

Women in Tibetan society

Many Western specialists and even Chinese intellectuals praise the Tibetan society for its tradition of granting equal rights to women. However, the reality on the ground is generally quite different.

The Dorje Shugden issue in the Tibetan society

The controversy around the Dorje Shugden deity (or demon) has led to a deep rift between two communities: those who worship Shugden and those who don't. The impact on the Tibetan society is devastating.

Environment and pollution in China

Pollution causes 470'000 premature deaths in China every year – too high a price to pay for development?

The cost in lives of pollution must be seen in relation to the number of lives saved by industrialization.

The Chinese way of environment protection

China is often described as the World's worst polluter. Many aspects of environment protection are systematically ignored with such sweeping statements.

Chinese politics

The CPC, a hydra with 70 million heads?

In the Western media, the Chinese communist party is often described as a monolithic being with its own feelings and fears. This cliché only prevents us from understanding what is going on in China.