While Alice Weidel makes surprisingly little mention in Germany of the fact that she lived in China, the election frontrunner for the far-right AfD is celebrated for it in the People's Republic – as an internet star and media darling. She fits the image of the nationalist 'Iron Lady,' who is extremely popular with conservative Chinese.
By Fabian Peltsch and Angela Köckritz
In response to Trump's tariffs, Beijing has set its sights on Google. The US company has long since discontinued its end customer business in China. However, through lucrative licenses, billions of US dollars flow to Google from China.
By Jörn Petring
The EU of the future should be competitive, green and innovative. The EU's new Competitiveness Compass shows the way forward. The EU also uses it to position itself against China.
By Emily Kossak
The Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek has startled its domestic competitors just as much as the Western tech world. With a range of players, from established companies such as ByteDance and Tencent to up-and-coming start-ups, it is clear that China is making up a lot of ground in the AI race.
By Fabian Peltsch
China propagates a normalization of the situation in Xinjiang. However, the ethnic Uyghur minority is denied many aspects of normality. Chinese suspicion is so strong that the authorities offer foreign Uyghurs supervised trips to their homeland. In return, they receive visas more quickly and are spared police interrogation.
By Marcel Grzanna
Parcel fees here, the end of duty exemption there: The European Union and the USA have dealt a severe blow to the business model of Chinese online giants within a short space of time. The German economy, on the other hand, welcomes the same rules for everyone.
By Marcel Grzanna
China is not backing down in the trade dispute with the US, but is also showing that it is willing to compromise. Beijing obviously hopes to strike a deal with Trump after all. Much now depends on the announced telephone call between Trump and Xi Jinping.
By Redaktion Table
Even if the introduction of counter-tariffs on US imports suggests otherwise, the Chinese leadership actually avoided confrontation with the US in the first weeks of the Trump presidency. This approach could be strategically beneficial, particularly in countries of the Global South.
By Leonardo Pape
In the scandal surrounding slavery-like conditions at a contractor of the world's largest EV manufacturer BYD, details of the contracts of Chinese migrant workers have emerged. The case shows the dark side of globalization when foreign companies in host countries exploit defenseless workers from third countries.
By Redaktion Table
China has already overtaken Tesla and other Western manufacturers in the electric car market. It is now set to do the same with human-like robots – a market with massive future potential.
By Jörn Petring
