The new program running through 2029 is intended to build targeted chip design capabilities and create research and prototyping infrastructure.
By Marcel Grzanna
Improving ties with China is high on Keir Starmer’s list of priorities. The talks are also expected to involve calibrating the relationship with the United States.
By Redaktion Table
IG Metall Baden-Württemberg is sounding the alarm over Chinese truck manufacturers’ push into Europe. The findings on new Chinese truck startups are seen as particularly worrying.
By Redaktion Table
Fujian wants closer ties with Taiwan. Among other measures, it aims to bring more Taiwanese workers to Fujian.
By Redaktion Table
Porsche plans to shrink its dealer network in China by around 30%. The savings are to be invested in its new research and development center in Shanghai. The automaker is responding to steep sales losses last year.
By Yi Ling Pan
In cooperation with the USA, Taiwan is setting up a Joint Firepower Coordination Center to coordinate the planning of precision attacks in a more targeted manner. This is the island's response to increasing military pressure from China.
By Yi Ling Pan
Chinese state media are warning party officials not to sit idle and run out the clock until the next Party congress. Inaction, they say, must be “firmly corrected”.
By Yi Ling Pan
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has traveled to China for four days with representatives of more than 20 companies to improve access to the Chinese market. In Finland, rising imports from China are drawing criticism.
By Yi Ling Pan
China’s lending to Africa fell sharply in 2024 from the previous year. Beijing is moving away from multi-billion-dollar, US-dollar infrastructure projects and increasingly shifting toward more selective financing in renminbi.
By Yi Ling Pan
US President Trump is threatening Canada with new tariffs. After years of icy relations, Ottawa and Beijing agreed to move closer in trade disputes. Trump sees this as “a Chinese takeover of Canada”.
By Ning Wang
