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EVs instead of iPhones

Taiwanese Apple supplier Foxconn wants to produce EV under the brand name Foxtron. The company has already unveiled three prototypes designed in Italy. As with iPhones, the cars are to be produced for other manufacturers; there is already a joint venture with European manufacturer Stellantis (Chrysler, Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat). And these ambitious plans could very well work out thanks to the group's technical know-how and financial resources.

By Frank Sieren

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'We need China expertise beyond sinology'

Not even universities are spared the re-ideologization of the People's Republic. If you want to work in China as a Western academic, you should be aware of this – and to a certain extent have to come to terms with it, says Ruth Schimanowski. She is heading the Beijing office of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). In our CEO-Talk, she explains why Chinese scholars are good for the German academic landscape and why there is a renaissance of German as an academic language. The interview was conducted by Frank Sieren.

By Frank Sieren