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Driver of development, neo-colonialism – or both?

With the Belt and Road Initiative, China is pushing global development in a manner unparalleled to date. But how sustainable are the “new silk roads”? Switzerland wants a piece of the cake and has signed a memorandum of understanding with China.

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Revealed: new evidence of China's mission to raze the mosques of Xinjiang

La Chine : quelles dynamiques politiques et géopolitiques ? J-P Cabestan et L. Chamontin

The People's Republic of the Disappeared

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Globale Handelswege / Ulrich Delius ... [et al.]

China: Auf dem Weg zur totalen Kontrolle / Felix Lee ... [et al.]

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Political article

Driver of development, neo-colonialism – or both?

With the Belt and Road Initiative, China is pushing global development in a manner unparalleled to date. But how sustainable are the “new silk roads”? Switzerland wants a piece of the cake and has signed a memorandum of understanding with China.

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Moving beyond resistance

Human rights and democracy activists are not only targeted by the powerful in authoritarian countries. Time to develop new visions and strategies.

Remissen; Rimessen; Rücküberweisung

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Saving for those back home

Migrants' remittances hit a new record in 2014. Some USD 600 billion were transferred to home countries worldwide. Yet the data situation is unclear and the discussion on development benefits complex.

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