Dealing with China will play a central role in the new transatlantic relationship between the Europeans and US President Joe Biden, experts agree. The chairman of the Atlantic Bridge, Sigmar Gabriel, advises Europe to be more self-confident. In Beijing, meanwhile, moderate voices are also gaining weight for not considering China too powerful and therefore extending a hand to Biden.
By Redaktion Table
With its crackdown on entrepreneur Jack Ma and his Alibaba empire, the Chinese state is warning all entrepreneurs not to be too brash. In the long term, the country could pay a high price for it.
By Marcel Grzanna
With the Hualong One nuclear reactor, which has just been connected to the grid, China has also succeeded in making the leap into European business as a plant manufacturer. In their own country, the manufacturers want to become independent of foreign suppliers. The strategy: China will massively expand nuclear power in order to achieve its climate goals.
By Christiane Kuehl
Australia and China are engaged in bitter political disputes. At the same time, both are joining the new RCEP free trade agreement. Can the trade agreement withstand these strains?
By Frank Sieren
The Communist Party's promise to the population: By 2035, economic growth should double and prosperity increase. Now Xi Jinping is caught in the "middle-income trap" – between poverty reduction in the countryside and social problems in the cities.
By Ning Wang