The Fourth Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party has been discussing the future political compass of the People’s Republic of China since Monday. German companies will also feel the effects of the strategic realignment based on security issues.
By Marcel Grzanna
There have been rumors about China’s senior military officers for months. Ahead of the Central Committee meeting, state and party leader Xi Jinping is now sweeping through the ranks of the generals and dismissing the country’s second-highest-ranking general in the process. Who can China’s head of state still trust?
By Andreas Landwehr
A steel capsule full of servers is lowered into the sea off Shanghai, cooled by the ocean and powered by the wind. China is focusing on an exciting technology that nevertheless has its limitations.
By Jörn Petring
The upcoming meeting of the CP Central Committee is seen as a landmark for the next five-year plan. International companies are publicly promoting their interests ahead of the meeting, while Chinese players are primarily using the structures of the party-state.
By Leonardo Pape
In order to bring the Chinese-controlled tech producer Nexperia under control as pressure from the USA mounts, the Netherlands applied an emergency law from the 1950s. The EU should be in a better legal position to deal with similar cases in the future.
By Marcel Grzanna and Fabian Peltsch
Chinese manufacturers are developing new automotive products twice as fast as their Western competitors. Why is this and what solutions are there?
By Christian Domke Seidel
With a series of new export controls for rare earths, China is playing one of its strongest cards ahead of further trade talks with the USA. European companies are also threatened with high economic damage.
By Leonardo Pape, Amelie Richter and Julia Fiedler
With a series of new export controls for rare earths, China is playing one of its strongest cards ahead of further trade talks with the USA. European companies are also threatened with high economic damage.
By Leonardo Pape, Amelie Richter and Julia Fiedler
BMW and Mercedes report significant sales losses in China. There is a self-confident tone in Chinese reporting. Industry expert Beatrix Keim advises German manufacturers to enter into development cooperations with Chinese companies.
By Julia Fiedler
China plays a trump card in the trade war and puts US soybean farmers in trouble. The leverage from Beijing comes as no surprise.
By Andreas Landwehr
