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Why chips remain scarce

The automotive industry will still be suffering under the chip shortage in 2024. This is the conclusion of a study by management consultants AlixPartners. One solution could be investments along the value chain. But there is no guarantee of success there either.

By Christian Domke Seidel

Carbon farming: climate protection solution or greenwashing?

In November, the EU Commission plans to present a legal framework for the certification of CO2 reduction services in agriculture. Politicians and industry see a great opportunity to achieve climate targets, while environmentalists fear greenwashing. But what's it all about?

By Timo Landenberger

Eberhard Sandschneider

'I do not see any aspirations for absolute power in Xi'

At the National Congress this fall, Xi Jinping will run for a third term as President – a move Deng Xiaoping once tried to prevent. Deng feared excesses like those of Mao. Speaking with Michael Radunski, Eberhard Sandschneider explains what problems Xi Jinping has, what goals he is pursuing – and why he is more concerned about the United States in all of this.

By Michael Radunski

BYD

BYD pulls ahead of Tesla

While Elon Musk's company is struggling with production problems, its Shenzhen-based competitor is setting new sales records – and the Covid lockdown of Shanghai is playing its part. But experts also see Tesla and BYD already on par technologically.

By Redaktion Table

Government crisis in Italy: Draghi's future uncertain

Chaotic days in Rome: The 5-Star Movement has plunged the coalition government into crisis after staying away from a vote of confidence. Prime Minister Draghi announced his resignation, but President Mattarella refused.

By Isabel Cuesta Camacho

Six building blocks for the raw materials package

The Commission is pushing ahead with the Raw Materials Initative: yesterday, the first building blocks were presented to the Parliament's Industry Committee. However, much remains open. A draft of the legislative package should be available by the end of the year.

By Leonie Düngefeld

Comic über Zumrat Dawut

Illustrated reporting: How Zumrat Dawut escaped from a camp in Xinjiang

The Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel account "I escaped a Chinese internment camp" tells the story of Zumrat Dawut, an Uyghur woman detained in Xinjiang. "Sometimes people have to see things to believe they're actually happening," Walter Hickey, a journalist involved in the project, tells China.Table.

By Fabian Peltsch

Rule of law in the EU: expectations vs. reality

In its third Rule of Law Report, the EU Commission again rebukes Hungary and Poland. Germany could also do more, for example, in the area of lobby transparency. However, the Brussels authority does not always live up to its own high standards. The European Parliament is now calling for consequences.

By Eric Bonse