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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
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
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
