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China's tech companies are facing stricter data regulations beginning this month. This could impair innovation in the very key technologies in which Beijing wants to become a "world leader". How tech companies will react to the new regulations remains to be seen.
By Redaktion Table
Beijing's "China Standards 2035" initiative has caused experts to turn heads. The project shows that China has discovered standardization as an industrial, geopolitical and power-political instrument. The EU Chamber of Commerce in China will present a report on standardization in the People's Republic on Thursday. Germany and the EU still have some catching up to do, especially in key technologies, says Sibylle Gabler, Director Government Relations at the German Institute for Standardization (DIN). Speaking to Amelie Richter, however, she gives the all-clear: China is still a long shot from reaching superiority. But there is still a lot of work to be done.
By Amelie Richter
The Arabian Peninsula offers companies great potential for new business relationships. But while Europeans only make money selectively, Chinese companies invest across the board in all sectors of the local economy. They provide their own information technology – and with it, the surveillance state and their own standards.
By Marcel Grzanna
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the largest trade agreement in the world, enters into force in January 2022. RCEP is part of China’s larger push to regionalize trade, secure supply chains in its neighborhood, and thereby reduce its vulnerability to supply disruptions caused by geopolitical tensions. RCEP also aims to open new markets for Chinese companies in the region. Establishing a level playing field and higher environment and labor standards are not RCEP’s top priority: in these areas it lags behind China’s existing trade agreements with developed economies.
By Redaktion Table
Omikron once again bolsters the leadership's resolve: China does not intend to deviate from zero-covid until virtually no one needs to from Covid anymore. Novel medication could be the key. Chinese companies are researching at full speed.
By Redaktion Table
The head of JP Morgan makes a joke about the Communist Party – and appears remorseful afterwards. This shows just how dependent the international banks are on the Chinese market. The current liberalization of the financial market paradoxically increases the influence of Chinese authorities over US companies.
By Ning Wang