One year after the WHO declared a "health emergency of international concern" over the Covid outbreak in Wuhan, China.Table compiles positions on China's crisis management: How do the Chinese assess the situation? What political, economic and human rights consequences do EU parliamentarians, economists, political scientists and human rights activists see?
By Redaktion Table
Following the insolvency of major investor HNA, the state government of Rhineland-Palatinate is striving to find a solution for Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. Whether Hainan Airlines survives the restructuring of HNA's affiliated companies in the midst of the coronavirus crisis remains uncertain.
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History teaches: Countries with strong growth threaten the establishment, and the danger of war increases. China's economic and geostrategic interests threaten the US in particular today. Europe must find its role as a mediator.
By Nico Beckert
On Monday, the long-planned Emissions Trading System (ETS) will be launched in China. For now, only companies from the energy sector will participate. Standards and prices are set low to keep the entry hurdle low. Stricter rules mean that heavy industry won't be able to avoid the program.
By Christiane Kuehl
Covid vaccine from Biontech will be delivered in China in February. Nevertheless, Chinese state media and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been criticizing the product, which will be manufactured and marketed in cooperation with Fosun, for days. Leading Chinese scientists now denounce the lack of transparency in Chinese vaccines and tests.
By Frank Sieren
If Germany and Europe do not assert themselves between the US and China we will not only lose our "European way of life", but also more and more room for maneuver to provide China with a powerful counterweight. Norway could be a role model with its active foreign policy.
By Ning Wang
