Fake discounts and aggressive sales strategies: China's online e-commerce giants are accused of such practices. After Temu, the EU Commission also took action against Shein under European digital law.
By Ning Wang
Celebrating birthdays in public was long frowned upon in China and reserved for the Communist Party at most. Nowadays, Generation Z celebrates nostalgically in the fast food chains of their childhood. Junk food and paper crowns as an expression against social stress.
By Fabian Peltsch
The Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek has startled its domestic competitors just as much as the Western tech world. With a range of players, from established companies such as ByteDance and Tencent to up-and-coming start-ups, it is clear that China is making up a lot of ground in the AI race.
By Fabian Peltsch
China propagates a normalization of the situation in Xinjiang. However, the ethnic Uyghur minority is denied many aspects of normality. Chinese suspicion is so strong that the authorities offer foreign Uyghurs supervised trips to their homeland. In return, they receive visas more quickly and are spared police interrogation.
By Marcel Grzanna
After a construction period of seven months, the Tesla Shanghai Megafactory will start series production next Tuesday. The factory will produce energy storage batteries.
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China's National Radio and Television Authority is planning to make the broadcasting of micro-dramas subject to licensing. The vertically shot, minute-long films have become very popular in recent years.
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As announced, China has submitted a formal complaint to the WTO against Trump's new tariffs. Washington's measures are incompatible with the rules of the trade organization.
By Fabian Peltsch
The German Avebe potato starch factory in Prignitz/Wendland also supplies to China. The People's Republic accuses it and others of dumping prices and imposes tariffs for another five years.
By Marcel Grzanna
Parcel fees here, the end of duty exemption there: The European Union and the USA have dealt a severe blow to the business model of Chinese online giants within a short space of time. The German economy, on the other hand, welcomes the same rules for everyone.
By Marcel Grzanna
