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Taiwan is a highly emotionally charged topic for the Chinese

Our series “China Perspective” is written by authors from the People’s Republic. This first part looks at the view of Chinese citizens on the Taiwan issue. In China, people grow up with different ideas about the status of the island than their contemporaries in Western countries. Taiwan is regarded as part of the People’s Republic as a matter of course, and any other view is rejected. Moreover, this issue is highly emotionally charged.

By Redaktion Table

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Opinions on One-China principle collide

Hardly any political statement on Taiwan can do without the One-China principle. But all parties to the conflict understand it differently. Most recently, China has successfully continued to impose its interpretation on the United Nations.

By Christiane Kuehl

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25: A booth of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd CATL is pictured at 2021 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles WICV Conference on September 25, 2021 in Beijing, China. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY Copyright: xVCGx CFP111350638585

CATL in Hungary secures battery cell supply for Mercedes

Contrary to several media reports, Mercedes is not involved in the CATL plant in Hungary – but the German automaker will be the largest customer. In this way, the supply chains are to be diversified and localized. This is part of the Stuttgart company's e-offensive, for which Chinese partners continue to play a critical role. Meanwhile, CATL could face a shortage of skilled labor in Hungary.

By Christian Domke Seidel