Taipei and Beijing are moving cautiously toward each other. While Beijing is now placing greater emphasis on peaceful cooperation with Taiwan, former President Ma Ying-jeou of the opposition KMT is the first former president since 1949 to travel to mainland China this week.
By Frank Sieren
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
Alibaba splits itself into six independent business units. The company wants to become more attractive, especially to investors. Above all, the new subsidiaries are meant to better adapt to new situations than the old mega-company. Because the time of simple growth is over.
By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk
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
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
