All Articles

China (English)

Autoindustrie Halbleitermangel
Feature

Why chips remain scarce

The automotive industry will still be suffering under the chip shortage in 2024. This is the conclusion of a study by management consultants AlixPartners. One solution could be investments along the value chain. But there is no guarantee of success there either.

By Christian Domke Seidel

Hongkong Bildung
Feature

Education in Hong Kong: only patriots

The Chinese central government is warning the new government not to underestimate political dissent in Hong Kong. The movement is not dead. The city is reforming its education system in an effort to clamp down on the democratic opposition in the long term. In the future, civics will be an exam subject, in which the importance of national security will become a central part of the curriculum.

By Marcel Grzanna

Eberhard Sandschneider
Feature

'I do not see any aspirations for absolute power in Xi'

At the National Congress this fall, Xi Jinping will run for a third term as President – a move Deng Xiaoping once tried to prevent. Deng feared excesses like those of Mao. Speaking with Michael Radunski, Eberhard Sandschneider explains what problems Xi Jinping has, what goals he is pursuing – and why he is more concerned about the United States in all of this.

By Michael Radunski