Conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz sees the American market as more of a "secure base" for German companies than China. Once again, the CDU/CSU candidate warns of major entrepreneurial risks and a lack of rule of law.
By Leonardo Pape
By favoring European companies, the EU wants to protect the domestic market. However, a "Buy European" regulation is unlikely to be introduced.
By Emily Kossak
The Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek surprised the world with the low cost of its data training. US competitor OpenAI now wants to prove that its products have played a key role in this.
By Ning Wang
With a new e-commerce action plan, the German government wants to take stronger action against low-cost Chinese retailers such as Temu and Shein, whose products often violate EU standards.
By Ning Wang
European companies hope to diversify their supply chains in South East Asia. But even there, they increasingly have to cooperate with China.
By Leonardo Pape
The car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is joining a lawsuit filed by its Chinese joint venture partner Geely against the EU's punitive tariffs on electric vehicles from China. Tesla and BMW are also suing.
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There are signs of further détente between India and China. Wang Yi and his Indian counterpart Vikram Misri agreed, among other things, to resume direct flights. The exchange of journalists is also to be facilitated.
By Leonardo Pape
Chinese industrial production contracted unexpectedly in January, with official figures signaling a decline in economic activity. Experts are particularly concerned about weak domestic demand.
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Low-priced generics dominate the Chinese healthcare market. Doctors have raised concerns as many drugs are not safe.
By Emily Kossak
The Chinese open-source AI model R1 from DeepSeek is causing a tremor in the stock market and stoking fears of a sell-off in the technology sector.
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