China (English)

Disengagement from China could be expensive for Europe

The kick-off of the series of events "Global China Conversations" of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) is dedicated to the question of "decoupling", the decoupling of supply structures between the regions of the world. A policy of greater independence for Germany and the EU has indeed won more and more friends in the course of the Corona crisis. However, proponents of economic unbundling overlook the costs of doing so, writes IfW President Gabriel Felbermayr in China.Table. After all, trade and exchange are efficient and create prosperity.

By Redaktion Table

Kamala Harris: the US is a power in the Indo-Pacific

US Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Singapore and Vietnam to promote her government's credibility in Southeast Asia following criticism of the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Her advances are apparently taking root, as the People's Republic of China has lost a lot of trust with its uncompromising behavior in the South China Sea.

By Marcel Grzanna

Delta outbreaks largely under control

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Another attack on BRI project in Pakistan

By Christiane Kuehl

US calls for crackdown on Fentanyl exports

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Hong Kong also censors older movies

By Christiane Kuehl

Meeting between Biden and Xi threatens to fall through

By Michael Radunski

Taiwan's uncertain future

With the US's withdrawal from Afghanistan, the future of Taiwan has suddenly become the focus of strategists. Is Washington abandoning its next ally in Taipei? Does Beijing see a historic opportunity to attack Taiwan? Three scenarios seem possible.

By Redaktion Table

Tech gadgets on the rise

Up to now, particularly low-priced electrical goods from China were something of a niche, limited to a small scene of tech enthusiasts who exchanged opinions in special forums. But new trade structures are considerably expanding buyer circles – and the goods on offer are also getting better and better.

By Felix Lee

China: No local COVID-19 infections for the first time since mid-July

By Ning Wang