Germany is increasingly defending its political and economic interests in the Indo-Pacific. The deployment of its Navy and Air Force is, therefore, far greater this year. Shipping companies are calling for a naval presence in the Taiwan Strait.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
The Federation of German Consumer Organizations complains about several violations by the Chinese shopping platform Temu – including non-transparent information on discounts or the carbon footprint of shipping.
By Carolyn Braun
A new study expects the market share of imported Chinese EVs in the EU to rise to up to 24 percent by 2024. Tariffs would temporarily support the Europeans. Imports from China actually fell at the beginning of the year.
By Redaktion Table
The Chinese company ByteDance does not want to comply with Washington's demand to sell the entertainment app TikTok. The deadline the US House of Representatives sets in the bill is too short for a deal anyway.
By Christiane Kuehl
Based on the Large Language Model (LLM) benchmark by SuperCLUE, in February 2024, Chat GPT-4 was leading in Chinese language capabilities, closely followed by Baidu's ERNIE. However, Chinese players are progressing much faster than US players regarding the processing of the Chinese language.
By Experts Table.Briefings
China is taking action against state aid for US industry at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The complaint concerns "discriminatory subsidies" under the subsidy program known as the "Inflation Reduction Act."
By Redaktion Table
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has been shaken by corruption accusations. The former president, Chen Xuyuan, has now been sentenced to life. He allegedly received more than ten million euros.
By Redaktion Table
More and more new hydropower plants are being built in Tibetan settlement areas at 3,000 meters and higher. Melting glaciers and the threat of landslides are increasing the risk. And the Tibetans are paying the price.
By Marcel Grzanna
Instead of generalizations, Sino-German cooperation needs more dedicated knowledge and a central point of contact.
By Tim Gabel
