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ZEW Achim Wambach
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'Detach from dependencies, but not from China itself'

Russia's invasion of Ukraine also calls Germany's economic ties to China into question. Xi Jinping rules in a similar authoritarian manner to Putin. But decoupling from China would hurt the German economy more than Russia's. And so Achim Wambach argues for more free trade. The Head of the ZEW economic research institute explains why in today's interview conducted by Felix Lee.

By Felix Lee

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Order from Europe: China sites are to save CO2

Europe's companies have their headquarters breathing down their necks: They are also expected to reduce emissions in China as quickly as possible. Although the People's Republic does have climate targets, the actual framework is largely lacking and the conditions are difficult.

By Christiane Kuehl