Exiled Hong Kong activist Ray Wong warns of systematic surveillance of Chinese citizens in Germany. He calls for liability rules to effectively combat transnational repression.
By Julia Fiedler
Soybeans have become a central flashpoint in the trade dispute between the United States and China. After the US government announced a deal with China, prices for soybeans in the United States and for rapeseed in Europe did actually recover. In reality, however, China never confirmed the agreement.
By Steffen Bach
The first day of French President Macron's visit to Beijing brought little in the way of results on important issues. National interests clashed with concerns about national security.
By Marcel Grzanna
The European Union is reviewing a price undertaking from Volkswagen for the first time, aiming to replace countervailing duties on electric vehicles from China with a minimum-price system. The move could mark the starting point for a broader reassessment of Europe’s trade relations with China.
By Amelie Richter
Human Rights Watch is calling on Foreign Minister Wadephul to send a signal of solidarity during his visit to China. Sustainable relations are only possible, the organization says, if human rights are upheld and defended.
By Philipp Frisch
Since late November, India has dramatically reduced its bureaucratic tangle. The reform is considered the biggest modernization of labor law since independence. If all parties follow through, the country could compete with China in global supply chains.
By Marcel Grzanna
US senators want to block Trump’s plans to loosen AI chip export rules to China. The bill would ban the sale of high-performance chips to China for two and a half years.
By Julia Fiedler
The dominance of the People’s Republic in this booming sector is increasingly becoming a threat to Germany and Europe. A study by the Ariadne Project identifies ways to reverse this trend.
By Kai Schöneberg
