According to official data, glacier retreat in China has accelerated further in recent years. The shrinking of natural freshwater reserves could lead to ecological and social problems.
By Fabian Peltsch
The EU Trade Commissioner is trying to avert Trump's tariffs at the last minute. The Chinese leadership is aware of the EU's woes and is unlikely to make any concessions.
By Amelie Richter
Intensively discussed and soon to be enshrined in the draft coalition agreement: Germany is committed to a self-confident, European-coordinated China policy. The foreign policy working group's paper states that a reserved security policy must be a thing of the past.
By Fabian Peltsch
According to a report by the US intelligence services, Russia, along with Iran, North Korea and China, is attempting to challenge the USA through targeted campaigns. However, the report says China remains the greatest threat to the US.
By Emily Kossak
Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing, defies the imposed patriotism of the Chinese central government. Despite Beijing's criticism, he plans to sell two ports on the Panama Canal to US investors. He even accepts legal trouble for his business empire.
By Marcel Grzanna
Almost all Chinese children go to pre-school from the age of three. The costs of such early childhood education are set to fall soon – initially in wealthy regions around Shanghai and Guangzhou.
By Emily Kossak
During a visit by his Portuguese counterpart Rangel, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for closer ties between the EU and China.
By Emily Kossak
According to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, nine percent of all German companies have fallen victim to an espionage attack in the past five years. These are increasingly coming from Russia and China.
By Emily Kossak
DeepSeek's revised AI model is said to not only be better at programming, but also think more logically – a decisive step forward in the AI race.
By Fabian Peltsch
SiCarrier claims to be able to manufacture advanced microchips that only ASML, Canon and Nikon have produced to date. However, Western manufacturers are still leading in the smallest chip segment.
By Emily Kossak
