China is unable to feed itself. Farmland is scarce, and this year's drought and heat are destroying parts of the grain harvest. But Chinese corporations have been investing in global food supply chains for years. With consequences for global market prices.
By Christiane Kuehl
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping celebrate closing ranks against the West. But the warm words distract from Xi's true success.
By Michael Radunski
Too dependent on China, not strategic enough, too focused on short-term profits – the Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics, Franziska Brantner (Greens), accuses German businesses of being too naive in its dealing with the world's second-largest economy. With a new strategy, the German government wants to break China's dominance in mineral resources, among other things. Felix Lee and Till Hoppe spoke with Brantner.
By Redaktion Table
