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Nr. 170/171 (2024) Asien Aktuell 186–94 {:de}Tourismus zwischen Taiwan und China: Brücke oder Hindernis für kulturellen und politischen Dialog?This article examines the complex interplay between tourism and political relations between Taiwan and China. It analyzes how tourism, often touted as a bridge for cultural understanding, has instead become entangled in the ongoing political conflict, serving as both a tool for economic influence and a reflection of deep-seated tensions. The authors trace the development … von by Jörg Rodenwaldt und and Alexis Stanimiroudis
Nr. 168/169 (2023) Asien Aktuell 148–72 {:de}Zur Geschichte des Druck- und Verlagswesens in TaiwanDie hier übersetzten Aufsätze stammen aus dem Buch Die verlegte Insel. Eine Geschichte des Verlagswesens in Taiwan (出版島讀。臺灣人文出版的百年江湖), herausgegeben von Chang Li-hsüan (張俐璇), einer jungen Professorin an der Nationalen Universität von Taiwan (國立台灣大學). Der reich illustrierte Band erschien im Januar 2023 beim Kulturverlag der Aktuellen Zeitung (時報文化出版社)… Aus dem taiwanischen Mandarin übersetzt von Thilo Diefenbach. von by Thilo Diefenbach
Nr. 166/167 (2023) Asien Aktuell 140–51 {:en}German Strategy on China – A Critical AppraisalIt is difficult to imagine today’s world without the People’s Republic of China. The country’s significance is immense. Over the past 20 years, trade with China has been the guarantor of prosperity for almost all Western countries; to effectively address global challenges such as climate change, China’s active participation is necessary; geopolitically, the country also … von by Stefan Messingschlager
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Nr. 166/167 (2023) Asien Aktuell 152–70 {:en}Return to the Imperial System or Pursuing Global Good Governance. Dialogue with Professor Yu Keping on Imperial Studies and Global OrderThe debate about empires and their historical role has played a rather subordinate role in western academic discussion in recent decades. The world assumed that with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the history of empires had come to an end. Francis Fukuyama accordingly proclaimed the “end of history.” Although some books on this topic … von by Fei Haiting
Nr. 164/165 (2022) Asien Aktuell 197–209 {:de}Reaktionen auf Russlands Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine und Südkoreas Außenpolitik auf AbwegenDer russische Überfall auf die Ukraine im Februar 2022 hat neben den verheerenden Folgen vor allem für die ukrainische Bevölkerung auch zu globalen Verwerfungen geführt. Die Rivalität zwischen den Großmächten USA und China, die sich im letzten Jahrzehnt sukzessive aufgebaut hat, scheint sich durch den Ukraine-Konflikt zu einer Konfliktkonstellation zwischen den USA, der NATO, der … von by Hannes B. Mosler
Nr. 160/161 (2021) Asien Aktuell 185–200 {:de}Die Gründe für die Rückkehr der Taliban an die MachtOn 15 August 2021, the Afghan government, supported by the international community, collapsed: President Ashraf Ghani fled to the United Arab Emirates and the Islamist Taliban militias seized Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan - without resistance. Throughout Afghanistan, helplessness and fear of an unpredictable future prevailed. Thousands of Afghans tried to leave the country in … von by Ratbil Shamel
Nr. 152/153 (2019) Asien Aktuell 127–41 {:de}Vierzig Jahre „Formosa“-Zwischenfall: Yao Chia-wen und der 10. Dezember 1979Wie jedes Land absolviert auch Taiwan alljährlich seinen Reigen an politischen Feier- und Gedenktagen, wobei manche dieser Jubiläen, die teilweise offizielle Feiertage sind, mit Taiwan entweder ursprünglich gar nichts zu tun haben (so etwa der 10. Oktober – Gründungstag der Republik China, und zwar im Jahre 1911, als Taiwan zu Japan gehörte) oder in der … von by Thilo Diefenbach
Nr. 150/151 (2019) Asien Aktuell 72–86 {:de}40 Years of the “Message to Compatriots in Taiwan” — A Game Changer for the Taiwan Question?In 2019 the Chinese leadership is preparing to celebrate a number of anniversaries: a hundred years of the May Fourth Movement, 40 years of reform and opening-up, the 40th anniversary of the Sino-Japanese Peace and Friendship Treaty, and, not to be forgotten, the 70th birthday of the People’s Republic of China. Among these, the 1979 … von by Tobias Adam
Nr. 150/151 (2019) Asien Aktuell 87–107 {:en}All Roads Lead to Beijing? — The Belt and Road Initiative as a Set of Bilateral Agreements or a Network of EqualsThe reception of President Xi Jinping’s 2013 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Western Europe was at first positive. Germany, France, and the United Kingdom indicated their readiness to participate. Over time, however, and in tandem with China’s pursuit of bilateral policies to promote the initiative, criticism grew: it was described as insufficiently clear, and … von by Wolfgang Röhr
Nr. 148 (2018) Asien Aktuell 51–67 {:de}Regionalwahlen in Südkorea 2018The paper analyzes the 2018 local elections in South Korea. It starts off by explaining the country’s election system, which besides separate presidential and general elections also features local ones too. After discussing the evolution of the local election system since its introduction in 1987, and the political background to its somewhat late fully fledged … von by Hannes B. Mosler
Nr. 148 (2018) Asien Aktuell 68–77 {:en}Förderung der regionalen Identität des ASEAN durch interregionale Gespräche zwischen EU und ASEAN zur Errichtung einer strategischen Partnerschaft: die Perspektive von Thailand als EU–ASEAN-KoordinatorRegional identity-building has been described within the literature on the European Union (EU)–Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) relationship as a function of interregionalism. While this literature has commonly premised regional identity-building as the direct result of interregional interaction in the sense of region- to-region best practice-sharing and capacity-building, it has also recognized that there … von by Naila Maier-Knapp
Nr. 147 (2018) Asien Aktuell 105–20 {:de}Sri Lanka: Rekonfiguration des Singhalesischen Nationalismus?Sinhala nationalism is the constitutive political ideology for the majority of Sri Lanka’s Buddhist, Sinhalese-speaking majority. This article argues that since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War (2009), this political ideology has undergone a reconfiguration — now oscillating between competing interpretations. Current president Maithripala Sirisena, elected in 2015 and governing in a unity … von by Sören Köpke
Nr. 145 (2017) Asien Aktuell 75–77 {:en}Censorship in China, and How Western Scholars Can Easily Dodge It — A Modest ProposalRecently there has been a heated debate in academic circles about censorship in China and the problems that foreign scholars face when trying to publish in the country. I am not going to go into the details of cases like Cambridge University Press or Springer Nature here; suffice to say that they were (or still … von by Peter Busch
Nr. 143 (2017) Asien Aktuell 93–105 {:en}UNCLOS and the South China Sea Arbitration: Into Lawfare’s Abyss?In July 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) announced its highly anticipated award on the Philippines’ case against China’s claims in the South China Sea. However China declared that it would accept neither the tribunal’s proceedings, conducted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), nor the award itself. Even … von by Christian R. J. Pogies
Nr. 143 (2017) Asien Aktuell 106–16 {:de}Kolorierte Erinnerungskultur: Taiwan und Jahrestage von politischer BedeutungThirty years after Taiwan lifted martial law in 1987, Taiwanese society today is now open to a reevaluation of its authoritarian past. Following the beginning of the Tsai presidency in 2016, Taiwan’s quest for a national identity has become more perceivable in its memory culture. The year 2017 marks the 70th anniversary of the February … von by Simon Preker
Nr. 141 (2016) Asien Aktuell 52–67 {:de}Schattenbanken in China – Bedrohung oder Chance?China’s traditional banking sector is no longer able to meet the financing needs of an increasingly complex domestic economy. In response to these unfulfilled financing needs, the shadow banking system of China has experienced unprecedented growth. The rise to prominence of the shadow banking system has contributed to the liberali- zation of China’s financial system … von by Jan Schillak
Nr. 141 (2016) Asien Aktuell 68–79 {:de}Führungswechsel bei den zwei großen Parteien Südkoreas: Der Wahlkampf zur Präsidentschaftswahl 2017 ist bereits eingeläutetThis article deals with the recent conventions (held in August 2016) of South Korea’s ruling New Frontier Party (NFP) and the major oppositional Together Democratic Party (TDP), including explanations of the respective electoral procedures and their particularities. In both cases the main agenda was to elect new leadership, against the backdrop of the upcoming presidential … von by Hannes B. Mosler
Nr. 139 (2016) Asien Aktuell 75–90 {:de}Chinas neue „Führungsgruppen zur umfassenden Vertiefung der Reform“: Chancen und Risiken politischer Steuerung unter Xi JinpingIn November 2013 the Chinese Communist Party under its new leader, Xi Jinping, passed its “Decision on the Comprehensive Deepening of Reform.” Among many other ideological and organizational innovations, this watershed document introduced the notion of “top-level design.” With this concept the party leadership has claimed a new paradigm of hierarchical political steering, one designed … von by Heike Holbig und and Jonas Schachtschneider
Nr. 139 (2016) Asien Aktuell 91–105 {:de}Die 20. Parlamentswahlen in Südkorea 2016The results of the 2016 general elections in South Korea were of surprise to most observers. Contrary to the expectation that the conservative ruling party, New Frontier Party (NFP), of President Park Geun Hye would again win the supermajority in parliament, it was in fact the main opposition party, the liberal Together Democratic Party (TDP), … von by Hannes B. Mosler
Nr. 139 (2016) Asien Aktuell 106–22 {:de}Den Wandel verwirklichen!Einleitung und Übersetzung von Peter Busch Der 1959 geborene Ko Wen-je 柯文哲 (Pinyin: Ke Wenzhe) wurde im November 2014 zum Bürgermeister von Taipeh gewählt; sein Sieg war in mehrfacher Hinsicht bemerkenswert. Denn erstens war Ko zuvor kein Politiker, sondern ein parteiloser Arzt, der jahrelang an der Traumatologie-Abteilung des Krankenhauses der Nationalen Taiwan-Universität 國立台灣大學醫學院附設醫院 arbeitete. Von … von by Ko Wen-je
Nr. 137 (2015) Asien Aktuell 90–113 {:de}Privilegierter Partner? – Deutsche Chinapolitik in der „Außensicht“ des „Review 2014German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in 2014 asked more than 50 experts from home and abroad what could be improved in German foreign policy. The article deals with the views on Germany’s China policy contained in the answers that he received. While opinions differ, some widely shared positions can still be identified: Berlin should assume … von by Wolfgang Röhr
Nr. 137 (2015) Asien Aktuell 77–89 {:de}Bürgerrechte und Zivilgesellschaft in China: Diskursive Rechtfertigungsstrategien im Schatten parteistaatlicher HegemonieOver the past few years the international media has reported on the increasing suppression of civil rights activists in China, with the crackdown severely reducing the space for the formulation of civil rights and civil society positions. Against this background this article examines discursive strategies used by members of the New Citizens’ Movement — a … von by Carolin Kautz und and Heike Holbig
Nr. 135 (2015) Asien Aktuell 47–50 {:de}Australien und Neuseeland als Weltregion: Eine Einführung in den „ASIEN AKTUELL“- SchwerpunktWarum, so mag man sich fragen, sollte man sich in einer Zeitschrift zum gegenwärtigen Asien auch noch mit Australien und Neuseeland beschäftigen? Schließlich werden diese Länder in den herkömmlichen Kontinentalschemata doch anderen Kontinenten wie Australien, Ozeanien oder Australasien zugeordnet. Im Folgenden wird erstens argumentiert, dass das Denken in Kategorien von Kontinenten konzeptionell und analytisch unergiebig … von by Patrick Köllner
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Nr. 135 (2015) Asien Aktuell 51–60 {:de}Australiens geostrategische Rolle als aufstrebende Mittelmacht im Indo-PazifikThe Indo-Pacific is a young geopolitical concept that views the West-Pacific and the Indian Ocean as an important strategic region. Being westerly in its identity and Asian in its geography, Australia finds itself in the middle of this global upheaval. This creates new possibilities for regional influence, as well as challenges that demand responsible solutions. … von by Max Dietrich
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