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Decoupling is reflected in statistics

Given the current geopolitical situation and domestic sentiments in the US as well as China, technological decoupling between the two powers is progressing. While hard barriers for technology exchange like export and investment controls capture the media headlines, research cooperation between the US and China has also been heavily affected by the increasingly antagonistic relationship. One of the results is decreasing bilateral research funding and increasing scrutiny on scientific exchange.​

By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk

Julia Haes – China consultant with vision

By Redaktion Table

Greenpeace: automakers need to change faster

By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk

Hope for unlimited power from nuclear fusion

European scientists are still leading in nuclear fusion research. But the People's Republic is catching up rapidly – thanks in part to foreign support. European scientists, on the other hand, criticize a lack of funds and bureaucratic hurdles. How far is China from almost limitless fusion power?

By Nico Beckert

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By Marcel Grzanna

Peng Jingtang – Hong Kong's military chief has counterterrorism experience

By Marcel Grzanna

Xi urges industrialized nations

By Michael Radunski

More packaging sustainability: an egg for recycling

To achieve its climate targets, China has issued new recycling regulations. Package delivery services are to use more recycled materials for packaging. So far, however, the government's efforts have fallen on deaf ears among package delivery services: The majority of the so-called Kuaidi companies hardly use recycled materials.

By Ning Wang

Free ticket sales for Olympics stopped

By Michael Radunski

Oil and soy: 'the fate of our nation'

China is an export nation. But its exports are also dependent on imports. The country needs technology inputs and raw materials from abroad. And the majority has to be acquired from its geopolitical rivals. The trade war with the US has demonstrated Beijing its own vulnerability since 2018. This is why it opts for in-house developments for components and supplier diversification for raw materials.

By Christiane Kuehl