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'We want to create a NIO community'

NIO is seen as a great promise of the future of Chinese mobility. But the brand has even bigger plans: It sees itself as a global player and is venturing into Europe. Hui Zhang, Vice President of NIO Europe, explains in an interview with Christian Domke Seidel how this can be achieved.

By Redaktion Table

Rating agencies consider Evergrande bankrupt

In Germany, filing for bankruptcy would be unavoidable by now at the latest: Around the globe, Evergrande's creditors are waiting in vain for their money. Behind the scenes, the government is preparing to restructure the group.

By Redaktion Table

China continues to tighten the screws for Lithuania

In the unprecedented trade dispute between EU member Lithuania and China, Beijing is now trying to put pressure on companies from other EU states. The EU wants to mediate, but according to media reports, an attempt at talks with the Chinese customs authority has been turned down. Will a WTO complaint now be filed?

By Amelie Richter

China's listless tigers

China wants to avoid a bad atmosphere among the population, and Xi Jinping himself advocates diligence instead of idleness. Nevertheless, the subversive term "tangping" has made it onto the list of Internet words of the year. It means "lying flat" and stands for a new social protest in the form of cultivated laziness. The young generation has had enough of constant strain and forced conformity to a competitive society. Johnny Erling shows how cartoonists pick up on the trend word in their drawings.

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