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Expert council EFI warns against cooperation between researchers
The German government’s Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (EFI) has called for increased caution in scientific collaborations with China. Cooperation must be “limited where it can lead to results running counter to our liberal democratic values,” the council of experts wrote in a paper submitted to the German government on Wednesday.It said these […] continue reading →
German trade with China at record high
Despite all political warnings of excessive dependence, German trade with China rose to a record level last year. Goods worth around €298 billion were traded between the two countries. This is an increase of around 21 percent compared to 2021, according to current data from the Federal Statistical Office. The statistics authority thus confirms data […] continue reading →
China considers export control of solar technology
China’s Ministry of Commerce is currently seeking comments on a law that would, among other things, restrict the export of technology for solar cell production. This is reported by Bloomberg. The website of the Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) contains a catalog of planned changes to export controls. Among them are technologies for the production of […] continue reading →
Germany not so dependent on China after all
A new study by the Institute of the German Economic Institute (IW) in Cologne shows that Germany’s economic dependence on China is mostly overestimated. “Overall, China is significant as a supplier and buyer of intermediate inputs for German industry on average, but not to an overwhelming extent,” the researchers write in the still unpublished study. […] continue reading →
‘It’s not about getting out of China’
Germany wants to reduce its economic dependence on China. Solutions are being sought at the Asia-Pacific Conference in Singapore. In an interview with Malte Kreutzfeldt, Roland Busch explains which countries could be considered as alternatives. However, the chairman of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business also warns against false expectations. continue reading →