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Journalist und Autor Philipp Mattheis befasst sich mit dem Pekinger Prestige-Projekt.

Debt war along the New Silk Road

Ten years of the New Silk Road. The new book by journalist Philipp Mattheis takes stock – from the perspective of the recipient countries.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Wideners Foto des als Tank-Man berühmt gewordenen Mannes während der Niederschlagung der Tiananmen-Proteste

'Tank Man' photographer Jeff Widener: 'There was debris and blood stains everywhere'

In the spring of 1989, US photographer Jeff Widener was in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. When the protests escalated, he took a photo that went around the world: It shows a man courageously standing up to a tank. Interviewed by Fabian Peltsch, Widener tells us how he experienced the protests and why he initially believed his famous "Tank Man" photo to be a failure.

By Redaktion Table

EU: Stricter subsidy control causes trouble

The EU wants to prevent highly subsidized state-owned companies, for example from China, from buying up competitors or snatching up public contracts. But Europe's industry is now up in arms over the implementation of the new rules – it fears that the reporting obligations will get out of hand. The Commission will likely amend the regulations now.

By Till Hoppe