Consumer prices in China are dropping. With producer prices also having been in decline for a while, deflation has now taken hold. This is detrimental to the economy. The Politburo is responding with cheap credit.
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Globally, the shift away from coal usage in steel production is seen as a crucial climate mitigation issue. However, China, the world's largest steel producer by far, is moving too slowly. Experts criticize the loopholes in Chinese steel regulations.
By Nico Beckert
Artificial Intelligence has dramatically enhanced the Chinese government's capabilities for citizen surveillance. Companies can continually develop new innovations because the state supplies them with valuable datasets. Alarmingly, China is also exporting this technology abroad.
By Marcel Grzanna
It is official: TSMC will invest in Germany together with German partners and receives generous subsidies. As sensible as the site is in the overall geopolitical picture, it does not solve one important problem. The most advanced technology remains in the US and Asia.
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Europe and the USA continue to lose influence in Africa due to the coup in Niger. The attitude of the coup plotters is anti-Western. This will benefit the BRICS countries, above all China, which remains neutral – if the situation remains militarily stable.
By Frank Sieren
Saudi Arabia invited to talks on the Ukraine war. And unlike the previous round in Copenhagen, China accepted the invitation this time. Some already see this as a turning away from Russia. But this perception is misleading. China will not abandon its partner Russia so soon. Rather, Beijing is pursuing its own interests in Jeddah.
By Michael Radunski
Hamburg is home to the world's only Home for Chinese Sailors. Its origins go back a hundred years and also tell the story of the Chen family. The duties may have changed, but the ownership remains – soon to be in its fourth generation.
By Christian Domke Seidel
In January, China became one of the first countries to present extensive regulations against deepfakes. These regulations stipulate that video and image forgeries, for example, deceptively imitating real-life politicians, must be clearly labeled. Many now see China as a pioneer. However, the fight against increasingly sophisticated technology is turning into an arms race between companies and regulators.
By Fabian Peltsch
Universities are unsure about how to deal with cooperation with China. At the same time, the debate about Chinese influence is becoming more and more emotionally charged. In conversation with Finn Mayer-Kuckuk, Matthias Stepan from the Ruhr-Uni Bochum offers some orientation in the debate.
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Xi Jinping has unexpectedly replaced the leadership of the important Rocket Force. There are two main theories about the reasons. More important, however, are the consequences – for Xi Jinping's position of power, the orientation of the Chinese military and ultimately for Taiwan and the United States.
By Michael Radunski
