China.Table – Edition 1199

Standardization as an instrument of power + Top 100 of the Table – Associations + Tibet’s programming monk

• Standardization: China sets standards for future technologies
• Trade balance: Germany’s deficit larger than ever before
• Nexperia: Beijing accuses the Netherlands of lack of cooperation
• China business: Starbucks sells majority stake to Boyu Capital
• Security: Philippines conclude agreement with the USA and Canada
• De-escalation: Thailand and Cambodia agree to withdraw heavy weapons
• India: Push for clean industry encounters hurdles
• Top 100 of the Table: The key players on the China scene – Associations
• Lobsang Monlam: With the vocabulary over all mountains