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The minister, the tycoon and the 'Big Fund'

Beijing has long been aware of the vulnerability of its chip industry. The USA, South Korea and Taiwan are clearly superior. China is making massive investments to catch up and, in the best case, become fully independent. But a corruption scandal is now shaking the industry. At the heart of it is the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund.

By Redaktion Table

Wacker/Godehardt
Opinion

Taiwan and the challenges of peaceful change

The Taiwan crisis is another example that we are witnessing a historical turning point; a turning point that cannot be pinned down to just one political event, but is based on an interplay of interlocking crises, changes and shocks.

By Redaktion Table