If an authoritarian party gains power, they may come to a scientific organization the next morning for an answer: "Are you with or against us?" The media may also knock on the door: "Why do you support researchers who speak against German interests?" Institutional neutrality can provide a response that helps to buffer the pressure.
By Marcel Grzanna
Europe is investing too little in research and innovation – and risking its technological sovereignty. Nathanael Liminski (CDU) warns that there is a particular risk of falling behind in future technologies. The NRW Minister for Europe is calling for determined investment, for example in the Einstein Telescope.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Top managers from companies all over the world, including Germany, are represented at the China Development Forum. Selected participants will meet Xi Jinping there.
By Emily Kossak
The rating agency downgraded Volkswagen. Meanwhile, the company plans to launch eight new models in cooperation with its Chinese partner in 2026.
By Emily Kossak
In its election manifesto, the CDU/CSU announced plans to establish "a network for independent China studies." However, independent China studies have existed for a long time, writes Merle Groneweg. The employee of the "China Competence Training Center" and the HU Berlin argues that China competence in Germany should not be reinvented every three years.
By Leonardo Pape
In this interview, MIT and Harvard researcher Alina Chan reaffirms her conviction that COVID-19 was caused by an accidental leak at a Chinese laboratory. The recent report by the German Federal Intelligence Service lends new credibility to this assumption. However, no hypothesis can be ruled out until Beijing provides all relevant data.
By Fabian Peltsch
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on all governments not to forcibly return Uyghurs to China. The European Parliament had also condemned the deportations.
By Manuel Liu
This year, the EU and China are celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations. Brussels has invited Xi Jinping, but according to a media report, he declined.
By Manuel Liu
Consumer demand in China has fallen in recent years. A "special action plan" is now intended to remedy the situation. The document focuses on domestic consumption and childcare.
By Manuel Liu
At the end of their meeting in Canada, the G7 foreign ministers criticized Beijing with harsh rhetoric. The Chinese side has now spoken of "arrogance, prejudice and malicious intentions."
By Manuel Liu
