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Sebastian Wiendieck und Felix Engelhardt
Opinion

Production stop and supply chain disruptions – What does the lockdown mean from a legal perspective?

The lockdown-related production halts in the greater Shanghai area cut into companies' sales. What are the legal options for defending against unjustified COVID-19 measures? What are the chances of emerging as a winner from legal disputes? What needs to be considered when it comes to damage claims by suppliers? The experts Sebastian Wiendieck and Felix Engelhardt from the law firm Rödl Partner China provide answers to the most important questions.

By Redaktion Table

Feature

EU wants to open China's procurement market

Chinese companies could soon face considerable headwinds in the EU when it comes to public construction, supply and service contracts. Brussels wants to put a stop to cheap bids from the People's Republic by introducing new EU rules. These regulations are also intended to prompt China to open up its own procurement market to Europeans. But whether that will work is questionable.

By Amelie Richter

Sinolytics Radar

Domestic consumption still too low

One of the most crucial goals for China’s economic policymakers is to rebalance the country’s economic growth model, shifting towards more growth from domestic consumption rather than from inefficient fixed asset investments. However, economic data of recent years shows clearly, how challenging this shift of growth paradigm actually is. Now, China’s prevailing “zero-covid” policy and business-oriented support policies may make the process of adjustment even more difficult. ​

By Redaktion Table

Feature

India's balancing act between Moscow, Beijing and the West

India, like China, rejects Western sanctions against Russia. Prime Minister Modi made that clear during a visit to Berlin. But their mutual rejection does not make the world's two most populous states friends. On the contrary, there is no end in sight to the tensions.

By Redaktion Table

Salomonen Sogavare China Xi Jinping
Feature

Why China and the US are fighting over the Solomon Islands

China has pulled off a coup in the Solomon Islands: First, the archipelago breaks its ties with Taiwan, and now follows with a "security agreement" with Beijing. The USA and its allies are alarmed. But what makes the group of islands in the Pacific so interesting?

By Michael Radunski