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Stumbling blocks for the consultations

The Sino-German government consultations will be a difficult new beginning. Especially since the Chancellery, led by the SPD, and the Green-led Ministries for Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs have different interests when it comes to China.

By Frank Sieren

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Government consultations: German companies seek conciliatory tone

For the first time since the end of the pandemic, Sino-German government consultations will be held again in Berlin on Tuesday. Olaf Scholz and China's new Premier Li Qiang will meet on Monday. German companies in Beijing hope for a stronger focus on cooperation.

By Jörn Petring

Feature

EU considers dumping proceedings over EVs

The EU plans to impose tariffs to prevent dumping imports of EVs. With this move, it is blatantly targeting China. But the fundamental problem persists despite trade barriers: The Chinese industry is simply unbeatable when it comes to the price of all electrical products.

By Redaktion Table

Opinion

Beijing farce: Turning forests back into fields

Deng Xiaoping's pragmatic agricultural policy, which allowed peasants to return to tenancy systems after Mao's Cultural Revolution, brought hundreds of millions of Chinese an economic miracle that allowed them to overcome their bitter poverty. A narrative that is partly true. However, this also happened at the expense of the people's uncertainty as to when the next change of course in the party would jeopardize what had been achieved.

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