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Covid-19 contact tracing apps: why they are so popular …

WEBSecond, the health code app has allowed people to access public spaces in China, while in Germany and the United States CTAs are merely used for information sharing. Chinese citizens might therefore …

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Lofty principles, conflicting incentives: AI ethics and

WEBAccording to the Committee of Health Information Security and New Technology Application, 60 percent of the reported data breaches that happened in …

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China and the WHO: “Global Health is an issue of international

WEBThe World Health Organization is an indispensable institution in the fight against pandemics. In dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis the WHO and its …

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MERICS Members Event: Can China escape from its Zero Covid trap

WEBAn out-of-control outbreak of the Omicron variant would trigger a serious public-health crisis – and quickly bring back severe restrictions for the population and the economy. Can …

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Special issue: A peak into China in 2023 Merics

WEBMoving from zero-Covid to rising infections and a likely overburdened health care system may stoke temporary volatility and economic interruptions in 2023. The …

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China’s global healthcare ambitions: Gaining influence on the

WEBAs part of the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing announced the concept of a “Health Silk Road” (HSR) in 2015. Like the BRI itself, the HSR is very much an …

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China bows to reality by relaxing Covid restrictions

WEBHealth care resources are strained – China has eight times fewer intensive care beds per capita than Germany. Despite the party-state boasting about its …

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MERICS REPORT Investigating state support for China’s …

WEBincluding diagnostics, medical devices and digital health. Its members are national, European and multinational companies as well as a network of national medical …

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Investigating state support for China’s medical technology …

WEBOver the same period, measured state support was equivalent to about 6 percent of firm revenue, plus or minus 0.8 percentage points based on the estimate for …

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China’s healthcare anti-corruption campaign could hurt, not help

WEBA National Health Commission study supports this assessment. It shows that 40 percent of the 2,900 corruption cases between 2013 and 2022 involved …

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Covid protests + Vaccines + Michel's visit to Beijing Merics

WEBThe facts: After responding positively to the announced adjustments to China’s zero-Covid strategy in the first half of November, financial markets have again …

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Navigating the path to recovery and growth Merics

WEBThe strength of the recovery in consumption and services will be vital to China’s overall economic health in 2023. The urban depositor’s survey from the People’s Bank of China …

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Food and energy safety + China's diplomatic offensive

WEBTOP STORY Shanghai no longer the exception as city goes into full Covid-19 lockdown and claims of data massaging emerge Shanghai’s city-wide Covid-19 …

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Mao called it snake oil – How China uses the Corona crisis

WEBCovid-19 has boosted Beijing’s championing of traditional Chinese medicine. Tom Bayes says China should focus on more measurably effective public …

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Data security + Industrial Internet labelling + High-tech healthcare

WEBAt a glance: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Health Commission jointly released a list of 117 pilot projects for the …

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Serve the people Merics

WEBFrom a rapidly ageing society to a dramatic rise in inequality, the country is in a similar predicament as many developed economies. China’s leaders are aware that …

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Stability and self-reliance in China, entrenched competition

WEBHopes for climate cooperation but not on public health. What does this continued partner-rival dualism mean for international cooperation in public health? …

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The National People's Congress + Sustainable development

WEBAs vice premier in charge of culture, education and public health, 70-year-old Sun is one of China’s highest-profile politicians in the fight against the Sars-CoV-2 …

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E-government and Covid-19: Digital China goes global Merics

WEBIn this MERICS Primer, Rebecca Arcesati explores how China is exporting its vision for digital transformation and e-governance to the world, in particular to the …

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Chinese FDI in Europe: 2021 Update Merics

WEBChinese companies also displayed strong interest in health, pharmaceutical and biotech, with EUR 961 million in investment in 2021, and ICT, with EUR 941 million. …

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SERVE THE PEOPLE

WEBIn some areas, such as health system reform, policymakers follow a top-down approach, which borrows from other health systems around the world. Poverty eradication is built …

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