For over twenty years, wealthy Chinese women traveled to the United States to give birth to their babies. Now Donald Trump wants to abolish birthright citizenship. It could be the end of a lucrative shadow industry.
By Redaktion Table
The hype surrounding the Chinese AI industry and the start-up DeepSeek shows that China's development of an independent semiconductor industry is in full swing. Chen Tianshi's chip group Cambricon is at the forefront.
By Jörn Petring
China's exporters benefit from the little-known "de minimis" rule, which allows duty-free imports of goods up to 800 US dollars. Trump wants to close the loophole and could significantly harm online giants such as Shein and Temu. This could also impact China's economic growth.
By Jörn Petring
Shortly after Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted the US's concerns about China's behavior in the South China Sea to his counterpart Wang Yi, the next incident occurred off the coast of the Philippines.
By Marcel Grzanna
The CIA published a report on the origins of COVID-19, which was commissioned under the Biden administration.
By Ning Wang
The travel rush around the Chinese New Year is bigger than ever. The government in Beijing has extended the nationwide holidays to boost the country's weak domestic consumption.
By Ning Wang
Social media in China is slower, more relaxed, and, above all, kinder than in the West. Interactions feel more like in a nice corner pub. Western brands should learn from this.
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Spirituality is experiencing a renaissance in Chinese society. The Communist Party uses this trend in an attempt to legitimize itself in ways other than simply creating wealth. To this end, it promotes popular religious activities previously regarded as superstition. Sinologist and Pulitzer Prize winner Ian Johnson explains the reasons behind this development for Table.Briefings.
By Leonardo Pape
The USA has assured the Philippines of "ironclad" support in the territorial dispute over the South China Sea and called China's behavior inconsistent with international law. The Chinese Foreign Ministry criticized the US, saying they have "no right to interfere" in the dispute.
By Leonardo Pape
