The government crackdown on privately owned companies and industries cannot stop the advance of China's private sector, a study by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) shows. On the contrary, China's largest private companies are growing faster than their state-owned counterparts. However, the influence exerted by party cells within private companies is problematic.
By Frank Sieren
After a break of almost two years and a disastrous summit in April, Brussels and Beijing are once again talking about trade issues in a separate format – and apparently quite constructively. Things are also moving at other diplomatic levels. However, not necessarily to China's liking.
By Amelie Richter
Because their apartments are not being completed, tens of thousands of buyers threaten to stop paying their mortgages. The government is on high alert. Will the real estate crisis escalate?
By Jörn Petring
The Chinese central government is warning the new government not to underestimate political dissent in Hong Kong. The movement is not dead. The city is reforming its education system in an effort to clamp down on the democratic opposition in the long term. In the future, civics will be an exam subject, in which the importance of national security will become a central part of the curriculum.
By Marcel Grzanna
The automotive industry will still be suffering under the chip shortage in 2024. This is the conclusion of a study by management consultants AlixPartners. One solution could be investments along the value chain. But there is no guarantee of success there either.
By Christian Domke Seidel
At the National Congress this fall, Xi Jinping will run for a third term as President – a move Deng Xiaoping once tried to prevent. Deng feared excesses like those of Mao. Speaking with Michael Radunski, Eberhard Sandschneider explains what problems Xi Jinping has, what goals he is pursuing – and why he is more concerned about the United States in all of this.
By Michael Radunski
While Elon Musk's company is struggling with production problems, its Shenzhen-based competitor is setting new sales records – and the Covid lockdown of Shanghai is playing its part. But experts also see Tesla and BYD already on par technologically.
By Redaktion Table
The Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel account "I escaped a Chinese internment camp" tells the story of Zumrat Dawut, an Uyghur woman detained in Xinjiang. "Sometimes people have to see things to believe they're actually happening," Walter Hickey, a journalist involved in the project, tells China.Table.
By Fabian Peltsch
China's economy has been hit hard by the harsh Covid measures. Nevertheless, Beijing seems to stick to its growth target – and is resorting to old formulas.
By Redaktion Table
Climate change causes sea levels to rise all over the world. Of all places, the particularly prosperous metropolises on China's eastern coasts could be particularly affected. The government now focuses on greater protection for these cities.
By Ning Wang
