This year's National People's Congress begins next Friday in Beijing. The focus will be on adopting the guidelines for the 14th Five-Year Plan. The main issues are the dual-circulation strategy, the goals for China's innovative capacity and technological independence, and the achievement of social targets and now also increasingly of climate goals. China.Table will analyze topics in concrete terms by Friday.
By Nico Beckert
Italy has recently been considered an unsteady partner – not only for Brussels but also in Beijing. With regard to China, the government in Rome has undergone a 180-degree turnaround in just two years: At the end of 2018, the relationship was relatively close, then a "transatlantic conversion" took place, which is now being continued by Draghi. This is also affecting the implementation of BRI projects. In this series, China.Table reports on the relations of all EU member states with China.
By Amelie Richter
Even if the World Bank now applies a different standard to China and poverty in the most populous country is still far from being overcome, the Chinese leadership has achieved a great deal in the fight against poverty. The goal of urbanizing the rural population is now to give way to revitalizing rural regions.
By Felix Lee
The networking of everyday life via 5G systems and extended reality are the hot topics at the world's largest mobile communications trade fair, the MWC, now coming to an end in Shanghai. China now has more operating 5G base stations than the rest of the world combined. In the field of extended reality, Deutsche Telekom is now working with a Beijing startup, while industry leader Huawei is cooperating with Daimler.
By Frank Sieren
Pork is extremely popular in China. The country imports large quantities from Spain, Germany and the USA. Recently, prices have been rising rapidly. For reasons of health, China wants to halve meat consumption by 2030. Will it succeed? An industry for meat substitutes is developing slowly.
By Ning Wang
China is different: The last name precedes the first name and books are read from back to front. If you want to understand the Chinese, you have to accept that they are different and look behind the scenes with an open mind.
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