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Scholz in China – Big Gestures, Small Effects?

22 April 2024 No Comments

PDF Our German intern, Pauline Geyer, sheds light on the recent visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to China, offering fresh perspectives and insights. «Chancellor Scholz’s recent visit to

G2: as simple as a phone call ?

4 April 2024 No Comments

PDF Jean-François Di Meglio shares a new analysis about the Sino-American discussion, April the 2nd. « April 2nd’s telephone call with president Joe Biden fortified the mutual tone of respect

[DiploMatrix Q1 2024] • Comparative analysis of the China-Philippines and China-Vietnam pairs • François Issard and Élodie Papin

11 March 2024 No Comments

PDF DiploMatrix ranks the Philippines in the top 10 countries with the highest tensions with China. In contrast to the deterioration in China-Philippines relations illustrated by the “DiploMatrix” tool, a

Good for China, Good for Hong Kong? The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link and the Joint Checkpoint Controversy – Pierre Delbosc and Lingyue Tang

The opening at the end of 2018 of a high-speed railway linking Hong Kong to Guangzhou has constituted the cause of a public outcry in Hong Kong, as part of the West Kowloon railway station is about to be leased to the central government of the People’s Republic of China. Mainland laws will be applicable to this area, thus creating, according to certain Hong Kong lawyers, uncertainty about the stability of the “one country, two systems” principle which rules the Special Administrative Region.

A breach against the Hong Kong legal order?
A “legal and pragmatic” choice
- The “firm legal basis” of the co-location plan
- A necessary adaptation of the “one country, two systems principle“ to the current development
- A solution in the interest of both parties?
A political decision, more than a legal one
- A display of authority against a rebellious city
- A “devil plan” to fully control Hong Kong?

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