With a new action plan, China focuses on a sustainable, competitive battery industry. The government wants to better regulate the domestic market and dominate the foreign market more strongly.
By Emily Kossak
Chinese researchers have developed a diamond of exceptional hardness. This "super diamond" has tremendous potential for industrial applications.
By Emily Kossak
Fast fashion giant Shein has to drastically reduce its valuation ahead of its planned IPO in London. At the same time, regulatory headwinds are growing.
By Emily Kossak
Without comprehensive China expertise, Germany's China strategy is just an empty shell. A China competence center could strengthen Germany's competitiveness – and help fulfill its global responsibility.
By Redaktion Table
Tencent is testing DeepSeek's AI model in its Chinese messenger app Weixin. Baidu and other companies also plan to embed DeepSeek more closely into their services.
By Fabian Peltsch
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi used the Munich Security Conference for a PR coup: While the US has started to abandon Europe, China presented itself as an advocate of multilateralism.
By Angela Köckritz
Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right AfD parliamentary group, has been in regular contact with the former Chinese ambassador Wu Ken. Weidel admitted that the topics discussed included the war in Ukraine and China's position on the issue.
By Fabian Peltsch
Jean-Noël Barrot wants to discuss the Chinese anti-dumping duties on brandy in Beijing. Meanwhile, French brandy producers are struggling to replenish their stocks in duty-free stores in the People's Republic.
By Amelie Richter
