The visit of US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to China has started with some progress. However, it remains to be seen whether the trip, which is scheduled to last until Wednesday, will be a success. Boeing, in particular, hopes for good news.
By Jörn Petring
Language-based AI can help companies monitor their supply chains and quickly identify legal violations. Accordingly, such software is particularly interesting for companies doing business in China. However, it remains questionable whether this will also improve the human rights situation in practice.
By Christian Domke Seidel
China is publishing less and less data that could give a complete picture of the economic situation. The discontinuation of youth unemployment statistics is just the latest example. The second-largest economy is becoming a black box.
By Jörn Petring
Together with tech expert Kai-Fu Lee, author Chen Qiufan has written a book that outlines future scenarios of a world permeated by artificial intelligence in the year 2041. Fabian Peltsch spoke with him about why AI will not only change the global political order, but also our self-image as human beings.
By Redaktion Table
The opposition of the BRICS to the US-led policy of the West is so strong that they have pledged full support to Vladimir Putin for the next summit in Russia. They have also announced which countries will soon expand the group of emerging economies.
By Redaktion Table
Apart from the enlargement, the departure from the dollar as the global currency was a major topic at the BRICS summit. Parallel to the summit, Brazil's former president Dilma Rousseff gave first insights into these plans. Rousseff heads the New Development Bank in Shanghai – and thus, the future BRICS central bank.
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The President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Siegfried Russwurm, does not believe in decoupling from China. In an interview by Stefan Braun, he nevertheless urges companies to take a closer look at the risks.
By Redaktion Table
Challenging Sergey Lavrov and maintaining good contact with Antony Blinken is one thing. Convincing skeptical BRICS countries like South Africa, India and Brazil to engage in more cooperation is something entirely different. The perceived or actual humiliations are significant, especially the handling of vaccines during the pandemic. Therefore, the developments within BRICS will be a particularly tough task for Annalena Baerbock.
By Stefan Braun
The BRICS countries have agreed on a mechanism for future expansion but are keeping it secret. Meanwhile, China's president had trouble with bouncers. Also bizarre: the propaganda machine claimed he had given a speech, which he was supposedly represented for.
By Redaktion Table
The geopolitical shifts since the start of the war against Ukraine are also felt in Central Asia. In the "Stans", five Central Asian countries, China is capitalizing on Moscow's weakening grip to bring the former Soviet states under its influence. Beijing has recognized the region's urgent need: energy.
By Amelie Richter
