With trips to America and China, Taiwan's incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen and former President Ma Ying-jeou are sounding out their parties' foreign policy positions ahead of the presidential elections in January 2024. Above all, Tsai's trip to America holds much more explosive power due to a possible meeting with Kevin McCarthy, the new speaker of the US House of Representatives.
By Fabian Peltsch
Social Credit System blacklistings are a tool for Chinese authorities to punish companies with major non-compliance cases. Data on the numbers of blacklisted companies are not systematically published, but some exceptions provide an idea of how many legal entities might be affected across China.
By Experts Table.Briefings
30 years after the proclamation of the "socialist market economy", the People's Republic under Xi Jinping seems to be relying much more on a centralized economy. But this impression is deceiving. In fact, the private sector has grown faster than state entrepreneurship, even since the beginning of Xi's term in office. China's new Premier Li Qiang also emphasizes how important private enterprises are to him.
By Felix Lee
The EU institutions have agreed on an instrument against economic blackmail attempts from China. However, the use of the "anti-coercion instrument" is supposed to be only a last resort. Whether the instrument could now also help in the current prime example of the trade embargo against Lithuania remains open.
By Amelie Richter
