The ten members of the liberal FDP parliamentary group will remain in Taiwan until Thursday. The MPs see their trip as a sign of solidarity with a democratic partner and reject any accusations of provocation.
By David Demes
Without him, there would be no Transrapid in China: Hartmut Heine, the former China boss of Thyssenkrupp, cultivated German-Chinese business relations in the People's Republic for 40 years. Now he has died in Beijing. An obituary.
By Redaktion Table
The Indo-Pacific lacks institutions for conflict resolution. At the same time, China arms itself, even beyond the navy. For the United States, rearmament measures and rhetoric actually differ, says Felix Heiduk, Asia research group leader at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. Violent clashes in the region could also break out unintentionally. The interview was conducted by Gabriel Bub of Table.Media.
By Redaktion Table
Since 2020, the Chinese government has strengthened its regulation of the real estate sector and issued “three red lines”, aiming to lower the high debt ratio of real estate companies and reduce the economic reliance on the real estate sector. However, the largest companies failed to reach this target. Reasons include weakening purchasing demand and operational difficulties primarily caused by strongly restrictive policies during the economic downturn.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The China-dominated infrastructure bank AIIB irritates its European partners with potential loans for Cambodia's microfinance sector. The sector has attracted criticism for systemic human rights violations – actually a reason for AIIB to exclude it. The German government is also concerned.
By Marcel Grzanna
Jack Ma fully completes his retirement from Alibaba and prefers to spend his time traveling or on his luxury yacht. Xi Jinping brought the economy to heel – and will continue to hold the reins ever tighter in the future. That should give German investors something to think about.
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