China (English)

Market for medical technology becomes more local

While China is gradually reducing market access barriers in many sectors, it simultaneously increases import restrictions in areas of high strategic importance. Med-Tech is a prominent example: To reduce the high dependency on imports, China’s government emphasizes “import substitution” in the high-end med-tech market through directives such as “buy China” and “indigenous innovation” policies. Aligned with China’s overarching industrial strategy, digitalization is an essential part of innovation policy in med-tech, illustrated by the rapid development of online hospitals and remote diagnosis in China.

By Redaktion Table

Olympics generate attention for hydrogen

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Russia and China team up in space

China and Russia could start the construction of their joint lunar base much sooner than expected. The fact that the two nations are cooperating ever more closely in space is also a reflection of world politics.

By Redaktion Table

Investment Controls in Germany: More Harm than Good?

Germany is stepping up its monitoring of investments from abroad - and here it usually means its big partner and rival: China. But the need for control and security can take its toll if bureaucracy becomes an obstacle to investment.

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Olympia Ticker – gold and a new controversy for Eileen Gu

By Christiane Kuehl

Solomon Islands: violence against Chinese

By Marcel Grzanna

Wolfgang Niedermark – 'nationalistic tones have poisoned the atmosphere'

By Marcel Grzanna

Olympic sponsors in a bind

Associating brands with the Olympic Games is supposed to be a highlight for any PR executive. However, things are different at the Winter Games in Beijing. This time, sponsors might still have to pay a very high price.

By Ning Wang

15.02.2022_Dessert

By Michael Radunski

EU-China Summit in April

By Amelie Richter