The lockdowns in China affect already struggling international goods traffic. A huge ship jam is forming off Shanghai, while ports in the west suffer from a flood of containers. At a webinar hosted by AHK Hong Kong, experts discussed the implications of this.
By Christiane Kuehl
Trains are still rolling across the northern route of the New Silk Road. Despite routing via Russia and sanctions against Russian companies, container transport has only partially declined. The development of alternative routes is in full swing, but capacities are limited.
By Lukas Knigge
Two years after its gradual introduction, the social credit system for companies in China continues to pose a long list of concerns and inconsistencies for German companies. This was the verdict of an event on Thursday morning in the Global China Conversations series of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW).
By Marcel Grzanna
China is the world's largest steel producer. The sector is one of the biggest climate offenders in the People's Republic. To achieve its climate goals, China focuses on recycling steel scrap.
By Ning Wang
The German government has prohibited the takeover of a German manufacturer of respiratory equipment by the Beijing-based company Aeonmed. The problem: The merger has already been completed and filled with life for the past three years. The Chinese side has already invested heavily and pushed new projects.
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In the 1950s, the cars of Bremen-based engineer Carl F.W. Borgward were a symbol of the German economic miracle. There was great enthusiasm in 2015 when the Chinese company Foton acquired the brand and announced a new beginning. This dream has now died with the company's bankruptcy.
By Felix Lee
Global direct investment from the People's Republic increased only marginally last year, a team of researchers from the think tank Merics and Rhodium Group reported in a recent study. FDI in Europe is far from previous peaks. New EU rules could further dampen investment appetite.
By Amelie Richter
There is a mysterious gap in China's Covid strategy: While other countries have stripped the disease of its terror through mRNA vaccination, China clings to expensive and excruciating lockdowns as its only remedy for Omicron. But now the approval of BioNTech's vaccine could gain momentum.
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Chinese students in Germany usually have a hard time adjusting to everyday life in Germany. Greater personal responsibility and language barriers are hurdles on the way to better integration. Still, many of them have a positive view of their stay after returning to China.
By Frank Sieren
Experts try to predict the economic costs of the lockdown in China. Affected municipalities have to bear high costs and suffer from production cutbacks. Zero Covid is also a logistical nightmare. And problems in the transport sector further exacerbate the situation.
By Christiane Kuehl
