China and Belarus are intensifying their arms cooperation; Moscow is the beneficiary. This makes Chancellor Merz’s trip to China even more complicated.
By Viktor Funk, Marcel Grzanna and Helene Bubrowski
Lars Klingbeil actually only wanted to travel to China for the financial and party dialog. However, as the first representative of the new German government to visit China, expectations of him from the German business community are now particularly high.
By Julia Fiedler and Amelie Richter
China’s electric car industry will lose its status as a “strategic industry” in the upcoming Five-Year Plan. The impact on the highly competitive market is likely to be massive.
By Christian Domke Seidel
Energy storage systems are now considered critical infrastructure. Western companies have to produce in China for cost reasons and rely on Chinese suppliers. Parallels with the e-car industry are unmistakable.
By Jörn Petring
Amid protests, Shein opened its first store in Paris. Almost at the same time, the temporary closure of the platform in France was announced. Meanwhile, Shein and Temu continue to boom in Germany with sales in the billions.
By Amelie Richter
The USA and China are selling the trade deal as a success, but the agreement is attracting some strong criticism from US experts. The EU Commission appears to be trying to de-escalate – and is maintaining a wait-and-see attitude.
By Leonardo Pape
Shady practices at the Dutch chip manufacturer is putting European carmakers under pressure. Europe can probably only prevent a loss of production through diplomatic means. Meanwhile, the German government is keeping an eye on the collaboration between the Helmholtz Association and Nexperia Hamburg.
By Fabian Peltsch and Marcel Grzanna
The corruption scandals have severely shaken the party leader’s confidence in his military leaders. At the Central Committee plenum, it became clear that Xi Jinping is far from finished.
By Andreas Landwehr
The ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur provides a stage for global leadership meetings. However, internal coordination on trade issues is likely to become even more difficult with Trump’s visit. The agenda also includes updating the ASEAN-China trade agreement.
By Leonardo Pape
Ahead of new trade talks, the US is threatening not only new punitive tariffs against China, but also further restrictions on chip software. In doing so, they are targeting perhaps the most sensitive area of China’s semiconductor industry.
By Jörn Petring and Leonardo Pape
