China is no longer Germany's number one trading partner. For the first time in over nine years, the USA has taken the lead in the first quarter. Geopolitical reorientation is having an effect.
By Redaktion Table
At the final stop of his European tour, Xi Jinping meets his close ally Viktor Orbán in Hungary. This stop is the most critical of Xi’s journey. Beijing invests heavily – and in return, gains significant political influence.
By Michael Radunski
Penpa Tsering, the chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile, recently met with France's President Emmanuel Macron. In an interview, Tsering explains why it's a mistake to be intimidated by Beijing's threats.
By Marcel Grzanna
Flexible job offers are intended to encourage women to have more children. The new program is part of a range of measures the People's Republic takes to counteract its aging society.
By Redaktion Table
Beijing wants to turn the problem of aging into a virtue and create prosperity and innovation with the so-called silver economy. Foreign companies are also welcome in this growth market.
By Fabian Peltsch
Xi has left France and arrived in Serbia. There, he visits China and Russia friend, President Aleksandar Vučić. On the 25th anniversary of the NATO bombs on Beijing's embassy, Xi uses the occasion to make a statement against the West.
By Christiane Kuehl
China extends visa facilitation. This means that citizens from 12 countries are exempt from visa requirements for shorter trips until the end of 2025.
By Carolyn Braun
The sales of Siemens Healthineers in China collapsed in the second quarter. The CEO of the Siemens subsidiary emphasized that measures taken by the authorities to reduce demand were not directed against manufacturers – but against hospital procurement.
By Redaktion Table
China’s government focuses on information control and ensuring political interests in its AI regulatory framework. Foreign companies are under increasing pressure to develop and provide AI tools and services locally in China.
By Experts Table.Briefings
