China's National Energy Administration urges plugging leaks and swears the industry to secrecy. But the announcement disappeared from the net a few days later. What is clear, however, is that the confidentiality will increase. Reliable data on China's energy transition is already hard to come by.
By Christiane Kuehl
In light of high debt and falling consumer and producer prices, China faces the threat of a downward spiral. To prevent Japanization, the government must immediately provide economic stimulus.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Critics have long lamented the lack of a reappraisal of Maoism in German sinology. After an opinion piece by two veteran sinologists, questions are being raised that shake the credibility of this discipline.
By Marcel Grzanna