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Given the current geopolitical situation and domestic sentiments in the US as well as China, technological decoupling between the two powers is progressing. While hard barriers for technology exchange like export and investment controls capture the media headlines, research cooperation between the US and China has also been heavily affected by the increasingly antagonistic relationship. One of the results is decreasing bilateral research funding and increasing scrutiny on scientific exchange.
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Optimism among German companies in China is waning. Challenges weigh heavily on the market environment: Covid entry restrictions, concerns about politicization and decoupling, or staffing issues. Nevertheless, hardly any company wants to leave the People's Republic. Many even plan further investments – and want to localize their operations more.
By Christiane Kuehl
European scientists are still leading in nuclear fusion research. But the People's Republic is catching up rapidly – thanks in part to foreign support. European scientists, on the other hand, criticize a lack of funds and bureaucratic hurdles. How far is China from almost limitless fusion power?
By Nico Beckert