When the IAA motor show starts in Munich next week, many Chinese manufacturers will also be represented. The days when they were smiled upon are long gone. The attackers are fresh, young and agile. BYD in particular is attacking VW's electric models head-on with well-thought-out concepts.
By Redaktion Table
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt now heads a new US panel to oversee the development of artificial intelligence. Schmidt is concerned: as China increasingly uses technology to usher in a new form of authoritarianism, global democracies must come together and stand up for their own values and strategic interests.
By Redaktion Table
China's new ambassador to the US, Qin Gang, sends a conciliatory signal at the beginning of his term in office with a message of greeting to a panda bear. But when it comes to COVID-19, it becomes clear that this new ambassador is also able to display a fierce attitude towards Washington. After all, unlike diplomats of democratic systems, Qin enjoys considerably less leeway in his work.
By Marcel Grzanna
