During his Southeast Asia visit, Xi Jinping wants to mobilize support against US tariffs. However, neighbors such as Vietnam primarily try to avoid a multi-front economic conflict.
By Leonardo Pape
Some researchers who leave the US because of the current situation are drawn to China. In some cases, they find the research conditions there better than in Germany. The new German government could learn from some of these aspects.
By Emily Kossak
Donald Trump dreams that iPhones will soon be built in the United States. But Apple will do everything in its power to keep much of its production in China. Cost is not the main argument here.
By Jörn Petring
China's overproduction of green hydrogen could find grateful buyers in German industrial companies. Even in the long term, the People's Republic could become an energy supplier.
By Christian Domke Seidel
The US tariffs have online platforms such as Shein and Temu fearing for their business model. The government is worried that low-cost production will be outsourced to other countries and urges companies to tap into third markets instead.
By Jörn Petring
Beijing and Washington are tightening the tariff spiral. Around the world, containers are being loaded at the last minute in an effort to ship as many goods as possible to the United States. Yet consumers are already beginning to feel the effects.
By Angela Köckritz
US President Trump plans to impose tariffs of 104 percent on Chinese goods. China threatens to fight the US to the end in the tariff dispute. Chinese newspapers and social media agree on who will suffer the most: the average American citizen.
By Jörn Petring
The initial course is being set in the run-up to the next party congress. In a surprising role swap, Xi's confidant Shi Taifeng will become the new "head of personnel". This could be one of many staffing decisions expected this year.
By Andreas Landwehr
Using massive subsidies, China is building a national data center network. However, the flagship company DeepSeek exposes the limits of investment-driven industrial policy.
By Leonardo Pape
Trump's tariffs are sending stock prices in Shanghai and Hong Kong tumbling. Initial reactions in Beijing indicate that the government is getting nervous. It is worried about the sentiment of its investors and consumers, which it urgently needs for its growth plans.
By Marcel Grzanna
