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Temu: Cheap shopping app with Chinese characteristics

Temu, the subsidiary of the Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo, is entering Europe with excessive discounts. The company has been a surprise success in the United States since its launch in the fall of 2022. But the authorities criticize poor working conditions and counterfeit products.

By Fabian Peltsch

Opinion

About the provenance research into the 'Boxer War'

The debate about looted art places art collections from other countries under suspicion. But the effort it takes to track down a propagated moral injustice that is inaccurately associated with the colonial exploitation of China is absurd and unproductive.

By Experts Table.Briefings

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'China benefits most from Russia sanctions'

Western sanctions have failed to stop Putin's war machine. On the contrary: The IMF sees Russia's economy growing again. It is not least China that has filled the void. Speaking with Felix Lee, economist Gabriel Felbermayr explains why the sanctions are nevertheless important.

By Felix Lee