MERICS China Podcast
Episodes
268 episodes
China in 2026: Neue Regeln für Lieferketten + Ausblick auf Trump-Xi-Treffen
China im Jahr 2026 – diskutiert in 26 Minuten: In dieser Folge des deutschsprachigen MERICS-Podcasts sprechen Mikko Huotari und
China’s overcapacities, with Jacob Gunter and Esther Goreichy
Although 2025 saw China being faced with increased pressure and tariffs imposed by Washington and a marked decrease in exports to the US, the Chinese balance sheet still showed a record global trade surplus of 1.2 trillion USD.
China’s interests in the Persian Gulf and beyond, with Plamen Tonchev
The war in Iran has highlighted China’s economic relationship with the countries in the Persian Gulf. In this episode Plamen Tonchev talks to
China in 26: Energiesicherheit + Überkapazitäten + US-China Beziehungen
In dieser Folge des deutschsprachigen MERICS-Podcasts sprechen Bernhard Bartsch, Mikko Huotari und
Wie China zivile Forschung für sein Militär nutzt, mit Sarah Kirchberger und Antonia Hmaidi
Die Fusion von Militär und Zivilem (junmin ronghe), Englisch Military Civil Fusion, ist eine zentrale Strategie der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas. Die Führung unter Staats- und Parteichef Xi Jinping fördert gezielt die Integration von Unternehm...
China in 26: Krieg im Iran + 15. Fünfjahrplan + Hausaufgaben für Europa
China im Jahr 2026 – diskutiert in 26 Minuten: In dieser Folge des deutschsprachigen MERICS-Podcasts sprechen Bernhard Bartsch, Mikko Huotari und Claudia Wessling darüber, wie der Krieg im Iran China betrifft, über die Inha...
China and Russia – a deepening relationship? With Minna Ålander, Filip Rudnik and Eva Seiwert
In these uncertain times of historic geopolitical tensions, it is all the more important to understand the nature and elements of the relationship of two of the world’s most influential powers: China and Russia.Three researchers that inv...
China in 26: Nachlese Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz - Reise des Bundeskanzlers
China im Jahr 2026 – diskutiert in 26 Minuten: In dieser Folge des deutschsprachigen MERICS-Podcasts sprechen Bernhard Bartsch, ...
Orbital geopolitics, with Antonia Hmaidi and Altynay Junusova
Satellite internet has attracted increased attention in the last years and the possibility for its civilian as well as miliary use makes it a so called “dual use” technology. Antonia Hmaidi...
EU-China relations in 2026, with Grzegorz Stec
Europe has found itself between a rock and a hard place in the last couple of months – between China leveraging export controls on rare earth elements and the US stating its desire to incorporate Greenland. Where does this leave the EU’s China ...
Xi Zhongxun and party history, with Joseph Torigian and Alexander Davey
To understand the Communist Party today requires an understanding of its history. To that end, Joseph Torigian and MERICS Analyst Alexander...
Domestic debates on China’s global impact, with Alexander Davey and Kristin Shi-Kupfer
2025 has seen the Chinese government act with increasing confidence in its own power and agency on the international stage. Is this confidence mirrored in Chinese self-perceptions? MERICS Analyst
China's global vision, with Katja Drinhausen and Manoj Kewalramani
Eighty years after its foundation, calls for a reform of the United Nations are abundant. Since 2021, China has put forth ideas for such reforms and a different world order in the form of international initiatives like the Global Development In...
China in 25: MERICS China Forecast + Ausblick 2026 + Macron und Wadephul in China
In dieser Folge des "China in 25"-Podcasts wagen Bernhard Bartsch, Mikko Huotari und Claudia Wessling einen Blick ins Jahr 2026. Dabei schauen sie auf die Ergebnisse unseres MERICS China Forecast, die anstehenden Themen des...
China in 25: Klingbeil in China + Handelsüberschuss + Chinas Inlandsinvestitionen
In dieser Folge des "China in 25"-Podcasts sprechen Bernhard Bartsch, Mikko Huotari und
US China policy under Trump 2.0, with George Yin
The relationship between the US and China has been fraud with conflict for many years and its twists and turns have global effects. In this episode, George Yin joins
China in 25: Das Treffen von Trump und Xi - Deutsch-chinesische Beziehungen + Chinas nächster Fünfjahrplan
In dieser Folge des "China in 25"-Podcasts sprechen Bernhard Bartsch, Mikko Huotari und Claudia Wessling über die mit Spannung erwartete Begegnung von Donald Trump und Xi Jinping in Südkorea, über den Stand der deutsch-chin...
Exploring strategic new frontiers, with Helena Legarda
China has designated cyberspace, outer space, the polar regions and the deep sea as “strategic new frontiers”. It sees competition with the US and Europe extending into these areas as well. Helena Legarda, Head of the Foreign Relations P...
CCP priorities and the Fourth Plenum, with Alexander Davey
Ahead of the Fourth Plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), this episode of the MERICS China Podcast looks at three issues that are high on the priority list for Chinese decisionmakers, namely urban developmen...
The local reassertion of the Communist Party, with Katja Drinhausen and Nis Grünberg
Governing the people and keeping society “harmonious”, stable and united is seen by the CCP leadership as a core task. The party is now systematically inserting itself into all layers and spheres of society.
China in 25: USA und China bei der UN + TikTok + EUCCC-Positionspapier
„China in 25“ – in rund 25 Minuten sprechen Mikko Huotari, Bernhard Bartsch und
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a vehicle to promote narratives of China and Russia, with Claus Soong
From August 31 until September 1, China’s party and state leader Xi Jinping will chair the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the Chinese port city Tianjin. Among the leaders expected at the summit is Russian president Vla...
China’s rise in biotechnology, with Alexander Brown and Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau
Biotechnology is strategically important because of its potential to transform humanity’s control over nature. Governments worldwide are racing to secure their positions in the field – and China is no exception. MERICS experts
China's rise to global tech leadership, with James Kynge
In this episode, long-time Financial Times journalist and former MERICS Senior Fellow James Kynge joins Johannes Heller-Joh...
China aims for self-reliance in AI, with Wendy Chang and Antonia Hmaidi
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the way we live and work, and its potential use in military applications could alter the global balance of power. The Chinese Communist Party is taking note of this development. During a Politburo study sess...