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Jens Südekum

The horror of the Taiwan scenario

The economic dependence on China has a much larger dimension than that on Russia. Without this superpower, Germany would have to abandon the energy transition.

By Experts Table.Briefings

New data security regulations pose problems

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technologies (MIIT) has recently issued new regulations mandating companies to step up their data management practices. The new rules emerge at a time when data is hailed as “the most active new factor of production” in China’s digital economy. Data security has become a decisive building-block of a broadened understanding of China’s national security

By Experts Table.Briefings

epa10374495 A person walks on the street in front of an  ambulance car, in Shanghai, China, 20 December 2022. Shanghai city opened 2,594 community-based fever clinics due to the rising demand for treatment and medication, Shanghai Health Commission announced on  19 December. Residents suffering from Covid-19 are encouraged to go to fever clinics near their homes in order not to wait in long queues outside fever clinics at big hospitals.  EPA-EFE/ALEX PLAVEVSKI

Epidemic with fatal consequences

China has portrayed the spread of Covid in Western countries as a symptom of a failed system. Now the country faces a high, sharp wave that was elsewhere avoided with contact restrictions, vaccination, and a bit of luck.

By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk