Despite zero-Covid and geopolitical tensions, BASF opens its new plant in China. The chemical giant will invest a total of around €10 billion. It is the largest investment by a German company in the People's Republic.
By Redaktion Table
Industry and politics would be ecstatic if this were to happen: There is talk of a potential plant of Taiwanese chip giant TSMC in the EU. A possible site in Germany also seems possible, which would especially please the automotive industry. Companies are longing for greater stability of supplies.
By Redaktion Table
Communications equipment supplier Ericsson has had to post severe losses in China thanks to the exclusion of Huawei from the 5G rollout in Sweden. However, despite technical problems and political tensions, Ericsson has no intention of being forced out of the Chinese market. The Chinese market is too important for that.
By Frank Sieren
The "change through trade" strategy has proven ineffective when dealing with countries like Russia and China. The former head of the Munich Security Conference, Wolfgang Ischinger, and the founder of Table.Media, Sebastian Turner, call for a preventive approach based on credible deterrence rather than punishment after crossing red lines.
By Experts Table.Briefings
