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Feature | Rente

Pension fraud: Billions misdirected to China's municipalities

Local governments in China are under pressure due to declining tax revenues and a persistent financial property slump. They used the pension funds to pay off debts, among other things. Millions of Chinese are affected.

By Andreas Landwehr

Feature | Social Media

USA: TikTok prepares for sale

Donald Trump wants to negotiate with China this week about a possible divestment of TikTok's US business. According to a media report, the video platform is already preparing for the planned spin-off.

By Angela Köckritz

An intelligent robotic arm operates swiftly, with panel sorting and packaging proceeding in an orderly manner at a local workshop of a whole-house customization smart manufacturing project
Feature | Technologie

Industrial AI: How China wants to become the global market leader

China is not only expanding its AI capabilities in the field of language models – industrial production is also set to be systematically developed into a core technology area. Through this, Beijing wants to leverage huge efficiency gains.

By Julia Fiedler

Food delivery riders of JD Takeaway (L), the food delivery service under China s e-commerce giant JD.com, and Meituan (R) wait for the green light on the road on April 23, 2025 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province
Feature | Wirtschaft

Key industries: Beijing declares war on the price war

For the longest time, fierce competition was China's recipe for success. But now, Xi Jinping personally warns that price pressure is jeopardizing innovation and growth. Why is that?

By Jörn Petring