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Xpeng plans to sell half of its EVs in foreign countries. Sales numbers are growing rapidly. The successful electric startup has set its sights on Europe in particular.
By Christian Domke Seidel
China is suffering under the worst drought in decades – and in regions of the south and southwest that actually have ample water. Dr. Michaela Boehme, an expert on agriculture and food in China, analyzes the major challenges the country has to face from extreme heat and drought. Both are already a consequence of the climate crisis, and so Dr. Boehme also sees the situation as a wake-up call to Beijing to take the direct effects of climate change on agriculture and food security seriously.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Provenance research is dedicated to the question of how art pieces from other parts of the world arrived in the colonial states. In Berlin, China slowly shifts into focus. The reason for this is that German soldiers stole numerous valuable pieces of art during the Boxer Rebellion. A team of seven German museums, in cooperation with Shanghai University, wants to clarify their origin and whereabouts.
By Fabian Peltsch
In recent months, labor rights have once more become a hot topic in China, as cries grew louder for better protection of workers‘ rights in the gig economy. This societal awareness of labor rights issues is also reflected by the number of labor disputes filed with the institutions, which first grew rapidly after relevant legislation was issued in 2008 and kept growing steadily ever since. Counterintuitively, the number of collective cases has declined, to some degree attesting to China’s sensitivity regarding collective action.
By Experts Table.Briefings