Autoindustrie

IAA 2025: Largest Chinese auto show outside China

Chinese brands will have a stronger presence at IAA 2025 than ever before. The goal is to recoup massive investments. To achieve that, BYD, Xpeng and others must convince Europeans of products they do not even want.

Von Christian Domke Seidel

Diplomatie

GGI: Xi Jinping’s vision in three letters

With a new diplomatic initiative, Xi Jinping is winning over the Global South. The concept is not yet fully developed, but its goal is clearly defined: a shift in international power relations.

Von Marcel Grzanna

Militär

Military parade: What changed ten years on

At first glance, the arms display in Beijing looked like a repeat of 2015. But Xi’s speech was sharper, the guest list more narrowly defined. China’s role in the world has changed.

Von Jörn Petring

Umweltschutz

Zhang Jingjing: Lawyer for environmental justice

Chinese environmental lawyer Zhang Jingjing has spent decades helping communities around the world hold corporations accountable for pollution and human rights violations.

Von Amelie Richter

Technologie

Chip development: From the US blacklist to profitability

Chipmaker Cambricon is reporting solid profits for the first time. The company has been on the US Entity List for nearly three years, yet its success could provide a crucial boost for China’s tech industry.

Von Jörn Petring

Militär

Military parade: How China seeks to shape the commemoration of World War II

On "Victory Day," the Communist Party is promoting international cooperation and peace – of all things – with a military parade. Yet the display mainly reveals China’s drive to project technological and political power.

Von Leonardo Pape

SCO

Diplomacy: How China is leaving the EU behind

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, China’s vision of a multipolar world order took further shape. The EU risks falling behind as Beijing sets a rapid pace.

Von Marcel Grzanna

Diplomatie

Military parade: What are Fico and Vučić seeking in Beijing?

Only two Western leaders will pay their respects to Xi Jinping on Wednesday: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. What are their motives?

Von Amelie Richter, Angela Köckritz

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