Hui Ka Yan, founder of Chinese property developer Evergrande, has pleaded guilty to several charges, including embezzlement of company assets and bribery. Sentencing has not yet been announced.
By Ning Wang
The EU is introducing new protective measures for the steel sector. But Brussels is still struggling to find a broader response to Chinese overcapacity. At the same time, a new Chinese supply chain law is creating additional uncertainty.
By Antonia Zimmermann, Amelie Richter and János Allenbach-Ammann
Despite lower volumes, Germany remains heavily dependent on rare earths from China. According to an analysis by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, dependence on some individual elements has even increased.
By Fabian Peltsch
China has blasted the US blockade of Iranian ports as “dangerous and irresponsible.” Beijing is threatening retaliatory measures if Trump imposes 50% tariffs on goods from China.
By Angela Köckritz
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is putting India’s industrial sector under massive pressure. Factories are shutting down, migrant workers are leaving their jobs and transport and material costs are exploding.
By Angela Köckritz
Party chief Tô Lâm is making his first foreign trip as Vietnam’s new state president. In Beijing, he is hoping for support in addressing Vietnam’s energy shortage. As oil prices rose, inflation accelerated sharply.
By Marcel Grzanna
Since the end of March, social platforms have been required to block access for children and younger teenagers. If TikTok, Instagram and others fail to comply, they face substantial penalties.
By Marcel Grzanna
China’s tech giants have discovered a new export good: tokens, the units of computation used by artificial intelligence. Whether that can become a viable business, however, remains an open question.
By Jörn Petring
After more than six years, the German-Chinese Dialogue Forum has reconvened. But on controversial issues, the public debate in both countries still continues to drift apart.
By Leonardo Pape
