China is significantly expanding its charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. By the end of July, there were 16.7 million charging points nationwide. That currently works out to two charging stations for every five electric cars in China.
By Julia Fiedler
According to Reuters, the Mexican government plans to raise tariffs on Chinese imports next month as part of its 2026 budget proposal.
By Julia Fiedler
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will visit China next week to attend a military parade marking Japan’s formal surrender in World War II. Russian President Vladimir Putin will also attend.
By Ning Wang
For the first time in seven years, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is setting foot on Chinese soil again. What does President Xi Jinping hope to gain from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit? And what would a rapprochement between China and India mean for Donald Trump?
By Angela Köckritz
China’s Ministry of Commerce has confirmed that trade envoy Li Chenggang will travel to Washington for talks this week. However, there are conflicting accounts of the purpose of the trip.
By Ning Wang
US President Donald Trump is considering allowing the export of a pared-down version of Nvidia’s new Blackwell AI chip to China – despite stringent technology embargoes.
By Amelie Richter
Political calculation played as large a role in the founding of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as the penchant for big numbers. Mao and Xi – and East German propaganda – knew how to capitalize on that.
By Johnny Erling
Optimism on China’s stock markets stands in stark contrast to weak economic data. Fears are mounting of a brutal crash like the one ten years ago.
By Andreas Landwehr
China’s Communist Party leadership is leveraging the country’s strength in open-source technologies for its international prestige campaign. But the innovation dynamism is driven primarily by the private sector.
By Leonardo Pape
China aims to integrate artificial intelligence into its economy over the long term. To that end, Beijing has unveiled the so-called “AI Plus” initiative, which sets ambitious targets.
By Manuel Liu
