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Beijing's complicated relationship with crypto

Digital assets and blockchain-based financial services have the potential to cause a major shift in the global financial world. However, Beijing is particularly concerned about crypto mining due to its high power demand. The leadership is announcing new measures against mining and threatening to raise prices. But Beijing can't quite let go of digital currencies – and continues to allow companies like Huobi to participate in the crypto boom.

By Frank Sieren

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France: Who is challenging Emmanuel Macron?

In April 2022, Emmanuel Macron wants to be re-elected as French president. But that is by no means certain. Macron has so far been threatened above all by candidates from the center-right spectrum – and that would have repercussions for European policy, as well.

By Redaktion Table

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'China is no longer a reliable partner'

Chinese newspaper Global Times has already called Charlie Weimers and other MPs "radical troublemakers." The reason: They had called for closer relations with Taiwan. But Brussels could be much more active in this regard, the MEP says. In an interview with Amelie Richter, Weimers talks about possible new sanctions and his meeting with Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.

By Amelie Richter

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EU defense strategy paper: the end of "soft power"

The compass is now supposed to show the way: The EU is currently debating its guiding strategy on defense and security – the so-called strategic compass. In the future, there is to be more commitment in the area of cyber defense. Brussels also wants to expand its involvement in the Indo-Pacific. That will anger Beijing.

By Amelie Richter

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Volkswagen's race to catch up with the ID.4

The initial launch of the VW ID.4 on the Chinese market was a flop. But a consistent expansion and restructuring of the sales network has brought the series back on track. And that was necessary – because Volkswagen's electric ambitions are big.

By Redaktion Table

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Glasgow deal: announced, negotiated, watered down

The World Climate Conference in Glasgow ended with a last-minute watering down of the global coal phase-out in the final declaration. EU politicians and NGOs are disappointed, but also highlight numerous successes of COP26. Above all, the agreement on Article 6 is likely to be groundbreaking for the future, even if some questions remain unanswered.

By Lukas Knigge

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Reactions to power expansion: 'Xi forces us into systems competition'

Where the People's Republic's journey in world history will lead is not decided in Beijing alone – geopolitical developments, economic competition, and disruptive fires such as pandemics weave the coordinate network of the future global balance of power. But who is at the helm in Beijing when it comes to the direction of policy in the years ahead is no longer in doubt since the 6th Plenum. How is Xi's expansion of power viewed in the West?

By Marcel Grzanna

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"China does not want to close itself off"

Hardly anyone in Germany understands China's economy as well as Doris Fischer from the Julius-Maximilian-Universität of Würzburg. In China.Table, she explains why bad news in individual sectors does not immediately mean that growth will collapse. Unlike other experts, she cannot identify the country's foreclosure. The interview was conducted by Felix Lee.

By Felix Lee