New connections to China are set to boost container throughput at JadeWeserPort (JWP) in Wilhelmshaven. Its partners already call the location part of the New Silk Road. Yet Germany is not a member of the initiative. Nevertheless, the rhetoric is well received in China, especially as the new direct connection creates a valuable alternative for Beijing in the looming dispute over the Panama Canal.
By Christian Domke Seidel
China's cinema market, once celebrated as a success story, has suffered a severe setback in 2024. Young people prefer cheaper streaming services. As in the West, the film industry is playing it too safe.
By Fabian Peltsch
Around 95 million people in China suffer from depression, and younger people are particularly at risk. Mental health has recently been discussed more openly online – but many social taboos remain.
By Redaktion Table
The possibility of Chinese investors taking over struggling VW plants is causing a stir in Germany. China does not have the best reputation when it comes to workers' rights. German trade unions and works councils, however, value Chinese investors.
By Christian Domke Seidel
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock feels encouraged to show China its limits more clearly in the future. She sees the German government's China strategy as a marathon, not a sprint. But after the collapse of the government coalition, the question is: Who will run the marathon?
By Angela Köckritz
The German government's China strategy calls for de-risking, but companies want to continue to take advantage of the opportunities of the Chinese market. We asked several experts if Germany's one-and-a-half-year-old document is still appropriate.
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According to media reports, Chinese companies are interested in buying VW's struggling German plants. The company rejects it as speculation, but two of its German plants are on the verge of being shut down. Find out more in Table.Briefings.
By Leonardo Pape
Thanks to the impending TikTok ban in the US, the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu is experiencing an unexpected hype. Thousands of Americans are gaining an insight into modern China for the first time – and being instilled with narratives of Chinese superiority in the process.
By Fabian Peltsch
With the largest maneuvers in decades, China is preparing to conquer Taiwan. Beijing's unconventional interpretation of a 1971 UN resolution is intended to prepare the ground under international law. Will this seal Taiwan's fate?
By Andreas Landwehr
Donald Trump moves into the White House on Monday. Foreign companies in China are also worried about a possible escalation. Or could there perhaps be a deal after all?
By Jörn Petring
