China has been the subject of many discussions in the West. On the one hand China’s economic power frightens, on the other hand many enterprises expect to make lucrative business with China. The politics is of similar ambivalence in relation to the “Middle Kingdom”: On the one hand human rights violations of the Chinese government should be addressed (from the Austrian Green Party’s view they must be!), on the other hand, economic interests often restrain a decisive political action.

China does not leave us cold. It is more important to lean, besides politics and economics, more about the Chinese people and their culture. Therefore I welcome that the show "Shen Yun Chinese Spectacular", which aims to bring traditional Chinese culture closer to people, will also be performed in Austria. I wish the organizers great success and hope that many people will attend the show.