China (English)

Industrial relations: What's left of China's protest culture

Former train driver Li Weijie unsuccessfully sued a state-owned company for outstanding payments. Instead of support from an independent trade union, he experienced repression. His case shows that in China, trade union involvement often remains a battle against windmills. This makes it all the more exciting to see how Chinese investments in Volkswagen and Co. will affect the working culture in Germany in the long term.

By Marcel Grzanna

Technology from China: Incentive or threat for the German economy?

Technologies made in China, for example in the fields of AI or electromobility, are increasingly competing with companies in the US and Europe. The most recent example is the DeepSeek language model. How should Europe meet this challenge?

By Leonardo Pape

Diversification: China's influence on ports in Southeast Asia grows

European companies hope to diversify their supply chains in South East Asia. But even there, they increasingly have to cooperate with China.

By Leonardo Pape

Foreign ministers meeting: India and China plan to resume direct flights

There are signs of further détente between India and China. Wang Yi and his Indian counterpart Vikram Misri agreed, among other things, to resume direct flights. The exchange of journalists is also to be facilitated.

By Leonardo Pape

EU tariffs: Mercedes joins Geely lawsuit

The car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is joining a lawsuit filed by its Chinese joint venture partner Geely against the EU's punitive tariffs on electric vehicles from China. Tesla and BMW are also suing.

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By Leonardo Pape

Trump 2.0: Chinese netizens are more confident

Chinese netizens tend to have a more positive perception of Trump than EU and U.S. netizens. While a large proportion of European and US netizens expressed negative opinions about Trump in the days before and after his inauguration, Chinese netizens seem to be much less concerned.

By Experts Table.Briefings

DeepSeek: How Chinese is the successful AI company?

Washington's trade barriers have benefited the Hangzhou-based AI company DeepSeek more than they have blocked it. However, its success is also thanks to the unique nature of the Chinese tech ecosystem.

By Fabian Peltsch

Investments: Why Germany's China euphoria turned into a 'big risk'

Friedrich Merz, election frontrunner for the CDU/CSU, warns German companies against the risk of investing in China. The statement is emblematic of a process of estrangement between once unconditional friends and calls for a consistent de-risking of the German economy.

By Marcel Grzanna

Healthcare system: Complaints about poor-quality pharmaceuticals on the rise

Low-priced generics dominate the Chinese healthcare market. Doctors have raised concerns as many drugs are not safe.

By Emily Kossak