Chinese scientists have developed an eco-friendly technology to fight the explosive global infestation of blue-green algae in large and small bodies of water. They have managed to reduce blue-green algae in China's third largest lake by 80 percent without the use of chemicals.
By Frank Sieren
The Chinese shipping company Cosco wants to buy a stake in the Port of Hamburg. Economically, it would mean a powerful alliance between the world's fourth-largest shipping company and Europe's third-largest port. But experts warn about potential ulterior motives from Beijing.
By Michael Radunski
Youth unemployment rate in China has more than doubled since the outbreak of the pandemic. One in five young Chinese is unable to find work. As the economic outlook remains grim under zero-Covid, no quick improvement is in sight – and the risk of social unrest rises.
By Redaktion Table
Even if Chinese software developers are improving steadily – it still makes little sense for China to do everything on its own, says Clas Neumann. As Vice President of SAP, he is responsible for the global labs of the German software company. Frank Sieren spoke with Neumann.
By Frank Sieren
The party congresses of China's Communists are a forum for socialist grandeur, the forcing through of ideologies. In recent decades, they also stood for an orderly transfer of power. That no longer applies. At the upcoming 20th CP Congress, President Xi Jinping will be elected Chairman for another five years.
By Christiane Kuehl
Despite zero-Covid and geopolitical tensions, BASF opens its new plant in China. The chemical giant will invest a total of around €10 billion. It is the largest investment by a German company in the People's Republic.
By Redaktion Table
Industry and politics would be ecstatic if this were to happen: There is talk of a potential plant of Taiwanese chip giant TSMC in the EU. A possible site in Germany also seems possible, which would especially please the automotive industry. Companies are longing for greater stability of supplies.
By Redaktion Table
Communications equipment supplier Ericsson has had to post severe losses in China thanks to the exclusion of Huawei from the 5G rollout in Sweden. However, despite technical problems and political tensions, Ericsson has no intention of being forced out of the Chinese market. The Chinese market is too important for that.
By Frank Sieren
Officially, the Chinese government's position is to open itself to the world. In reality, however, it has launched a decoupling from the West on numerous levels, which is distancing the People's Republic further and further from the rest of the world economically, culturally and socially. A deliberate side effect is the continuously growing nationalism.
By Marcel Grzanna
Liz Truss is the UK's new prime minister. She has taken a hard line toward China after a shift in sentiment in the United Kingdom. She might classify the country as a "threat" and the events in Xinjiang as "genocide" – a departure from the policy of her predecessors. At the same time, however, she remains dependent on trade with China.
By Michael Radunski
