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Leonie Spangenberg

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Can Singapore Help Europe Rethink Its Indo-Pacific Strategy?

Singapore has spent decades making itself indispensable to a global economy in which it has little control over the behavior of the major powers....

28.10.2026 9

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TenPayGo and China’s Digital Opening to Foreigners

Tencent’s new payment app shows how China’s tech companies can lower barriers for foreign users without fundamentally changing the systems behind...

23.10.2026 200

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China Is Building a Global Infrastructure for Its Cultural Industries

When a cultural industry expands overseas, that usually means exporting content. China is increasingly exporting the infrastructure behind...

17.09.2026 150

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Humanoid Robots and China’s Vision of the Future

China’s humanoid robots are more than a showcase of state ambition. They reveal how differently we interpret visions of the technological future...

04.09.2026 30

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Why Global Press Freedom Rankings Struggle with Singapore

The city-state's realities fit awkwardly into an index that draws a firm line between "free" and "unfree" media landscapes.

02.06.2026 40

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