The tone in China's fiercely competitive technology sector is getting rougher. The struggle for dominance and pluralism in the Chinese network world is shifting to the corporate level – the conflicts between Bytedance and the Internet giant Tencent are an exemplary lesson in the distribution battles.
By Christiane Kuehl
According to a joint study by the research institute Merics and the Rhodium Group, mergers and acquisitions by Chinese companies in the EU continue to decline. This is partly because of the Chinese state. Foreign acquisitions are no longer as desirable as they were five years ago. But EU countries, for their part, are also increasingly wary and call for closer scrutiny of deals. The political climate is doing its bit to scare off investors.
By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk
As the Communist Party of China prepares to mark its centennial on July 1, the poor longevity record of other dictatorial parties in modern times should give its leaders cause for worry. If the CPC is not on the right track with its neo-Maoist revival, its upcoming milestone maybe its last.
By Redaktion Table
Anyone who wants to understand today's China must understand Deng Xiaoping. The gap between rich and poor, how a communist party can remain in force in one of the most capitalist countries in the world, the crisis of values in society – all this is related to him.
By Felix Lee
