China (English)

With short track and freestyle to Winter Olympics medals

China won 100 medals at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, more than any other country. The People's Republic will certainly not reach the first rank in the medal table this time at this year's Winter Olympics. However, China's athletes have been winning medals in short track and ski freestyle for years. They also have good chances in these disciplines this time. In cross-country skiing, bobsleigh and ski jumping, on the other hand, China is expected to have a hard time. Even the myriad of foreign coaches of the Chinese teams could not change that.

By Christiane Kuehl

European standards: how Europe plans to keep China at bay

China is challenging Europe's decades-long supremacy in technical norms and standards, especially in emerging technologies. The EU Commission now wants to take countermeasures with a new strategy – and is taking its cue from Beijing.

By Till Hoppe

Christian Hochfeld – traffic turnaround as a life task

By Redaktion Table

'The regulation race of competition authorities'

Until 2007, China had no antitrust laws. The legal framework has undergone a dazzling development ever since, says Swiss lawyer Adrian Emch, who has lived in Beijing since 2008. Frank Sieren spoke with Emch.

By Frank Sieren

Verbal clash between Blinken and Wang

By

How two Covid infections expose inequality in Beijing

The movement profiles of Beijing's recent Covid cases have inadvertently sparked a controversy about redistribution. One profile reveals days of rampant luxury shopping; the other shows harsh night shifts of day labor in menial jobs. How does that fit in with socialism?

By Redaktion Table

Latest trade statistics: no sign of decoupling

The trade statistics of 2021 show no sign of decoupling. The Chinese economy is more embedded into the global economy than ever before. Both China's imports and exports have grown by around 30 percent. However, China is buying less from the US and more from Asia and New Silk Road countries. The Americans' policy has dried up.

By Frank Sieren

What will the Year of the Water Tiger bring?

On February 1st, around 1.5 billion Chinese around the world will celebrate the New Year and welcome the Year of the Tiger. According to Chinese astrology, 2022 could be a turbulent and conflict-ridden year – but at least the element of water has a dampening effect.

By Felix Lee

Lithuania dispute: EU turns to the WTO

By Amelie Richter

Hong Kong shortens quarantine

By