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Technology
Semiconductors: How China's corporations are relocating their AI training to Southeast Asia
To gain access to powerful chips, Chinese AI companies are training their models in Southeast Asia. The region benefits from technology restrictions against China. But now the USA is easing the export ban on advanced Nvidia chips.
By Jörn Petring
ASEAN
Border conflict: Southeast Asia fears for economic integration
The air strikes between Thailand and Cambodia are a warning signal for investors. They are damaging ASEAN's credibility. The economic integration of Southeast Asia is at stake. China has its own role to play.
By Marcel Grzanna
Diplomacy
Wadephul in Beijing: Positive signals – but central lines of conflict remain
Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul's trip to Beijing brought a new willingness to talk, but still no concrete relief for German industry. While China is once again sending benevolent signals regarding rare earths, the urgently needed export licenses for German companies have not been granted for the time being.
By Amelie Richter
Human rights
Transnational repression: Ray Wong demands liability for perpetrators in Germany
Exiled Hong Kong activist Ray Wong warns of systematic surveillance of Chinese citizens in Germany. He calls for liability rules to effectively combat transnational repression.
By Julia Fiedler
Diplomacy
Wadephul: Second attempt to China
After his original trip was postponed, Federal Foreign Minister Wadephul travels to China. The Chinese leadership is stepping up the pressure to assert its position on Taiwan internationally.
By Angela Köckritz
Human rights
HRW Director: 'Wadephul must take a public stand'
Human Rights Watch is calling on Foreign Minister Wadephul to send a signal of solidarity during his visit to China. Sustainable relations are only possible, the organization says, if human rights are upheld and defended.
By Philipp Frisch
Trade policy
Soybean deal: What the US export business with China actually looks like
Soybeans have become a central flashpoint in the trade dispute between the United States and China. After the US government announced a deal with China, prices for soybeans in the United States and for rapeseed in Europe did actually recover. In reality, however, China never confirmed the agreement.
By Steffen Bach
India
India: New rules for 500 million workers
Since late November, India has dramatically reduced its bureaucratic tangle. The reform is considered the biggest modernization of labor law since independence. If all parties follow through, the country could compete with China in global supply chains.
By Marcel Grzanna
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Table of Contents - Edition 1224 from December 9th, 2025
- Asia.Table: How China's corporations are relocating their AI training to Southeast Asia
- End of China trip: Wadephul looks ahead to planned Merz visit
- International competition: VDMA calls for better location conditions
- Volkswagen: China Managing Director welcomes new technical guidelines
- Semiconductors: Taiwan's chip exports at record level
- Top 100: The key players on the China scene – Science
- Hong Kong Bar: A piece of China on the Reeperbahn
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