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Beijing wants to host "Green Winter Games"

With a climate-neutral power supply, reused sports venues and a fleet of electric cars, Beijing wants to turn the Winter Olympics green. But can the Olympics be sustainable at all? In the best case, it can lead to role model function.

By Christiane Kuehl

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Tencent fears regulation of video games

China is also discussing the consequences of constant gaming on mobile phones and computers. Authorities wish to increase the protection of young people from excesses – but find themselves in a predicament. It is precisely these providers that are among the largest tech companies in the country

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China's worship of the new potato god

The People's Republic feels superior to the rest of the world as a technological and economic high-roller. But its Achilles' heel is whether it can feed its 1.4 billion-strong population in the long term. Of all people, the ideologue Xi Jinping clearly warns against this.

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Comac to become new power in the skies

The state-owned company Comac plans to roll out China's first large passenger airplane this year. Airbus and Boeing, which have enjoyed a duopoly in civil aviation for decades, are keeping a close eye on their new competitor. Meanwhile, political tensions between Beijing and Washington are causing problems for the entire industry.

By Redaktion Table