Chinese human rights lawyer Teng Biao was detained and tortured by state security for 70 days. In an interview with China.Table, he describes the conditions under which abducted tennis player Peng Shuai is believed to be kept at present.
By Marcel Grzanna
Evergrande's bankruptcy seems to be only a matter of time. Group CEO Xu Jiayin is now desperately trying to turn the group's electric car subsidiary into a beacon of hope. As a result, its shares are gaining momentum again.
By Redaktion Table
The Council's negotiating position on the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act is fixed. However, despite the approval of all 27 member states, many capitals have registered a whole catalogue of amendments with which they will enter the trialogue with the European Parliament and the Commission next year.
By Jasmin Kohl
Business representatives frequently accuse the Chinese government of unfairly supporting its domestic companies. And indeed, there are some high-profile cases. But China's subsidies in the field of research and development hardly have any positive effects. The framework conditions for innovation also leave much to be desired. But Beijing is taking great efforts to make its economy more innovative.
By Nico Beckert
The coalition partners want to strengthen the EU externally and internally — and are even talking about a "federal state". They have also agreed on von der Leyen's personnel.
By Eric Bonse
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner — this was not an enticing prospect for the leaders in Paris and Rome. But the coalition agreement leaves room for reforms to the Stability Pact and the banking union.
By Till Hoppe
The future German government wants to bring forward the phase-out of coal to 2030. In the same year, 80 percent of the electricity demand is to be covered by renewable energies. The traffic light coalition agreement of the contains ambitious climate protection targets, but in many cases fails to provide answers to the question of implementation.
By Timo Landenberger
The agreement is in place, now the party congresses or, in the case of the Greens, the members still have to approve it. The presentation of the coalition agreement and its contents already gives an idea of how the coalition is to function. As yet unresolved personnel issues point to internal disagreement.
By Falk Steiner
Taxonomy, supply chain law, trade agreements: Brussels is waiting for Berlin to show it the way on a number of sustainability issues. These primarily focus on one topic.
By Till Hoppe
Over the next four years, the new German government intends to massively drive forward the decarbonization of the mobility sector. Infrastructures are to be expanded and emissions are to be priced without competitiveness suffering. This will primarily affect road traffic.
By Lukas Knigge
