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Risks of the New Silk Road

The New Silk Road leads to new debts for developing and emerging countries. But there is no Chinese master plan behind it. China is also taking high financial and reputational risks.

By Nico Beckert

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Beijing's handling of the crisis: an impression

One year after the WHO declared a "health emergency of international concern" over the Covid outbreak in Wuhan, China.Table compiles positions on China's crisis management: How do the Chinese assess the situation? What political, economic and human rights consequences do EU parliamentarians, economists, political scientists and human rights activists see?

By Redaktion Table

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Starting signal for emissions trading

On Monday, the long-planned Emissions Trading System (ETS) will be launched in China. For now, only companies from the energy sector will participate. Standards and prices are set low to keep the entry hurdle low. Stricter rules mean that heavy industry won't be able to avoid the program.

By Christiane Kuehl

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Biontech: rocky start in China

Covid vaccine from Biontech will be delivered in China in February. Nevertheless, Chinese state media and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been criticizing the product, which will be manufactured and marketed in cooperation with Fosun, for days. Leading Chinese scientists now denounce the lack of transparency in Chinese vaccines and tests.

By Frank Sieren

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From 'overtourism' to visitor slump

Chinese tourists were ridiculed in many places in Europe. Now that they are staying away because of Covid, the tourism industry is suffering. In Switzerland and Berlin, the number of overnight stays by guests from the Far East fell by up to 98 percent last year compared to the same period in the previous year. In China, there are strict quarantine rules for returning travelers.

By Felix Lee

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China develops high-tech trains

New technologies are to make the train connection between China and Europe more attractive. The latest developments from the state-owned train manufacturers: trains that run in extreme cold, automatically adjust their track width to the rails and can transport goods at 350 kilometers per hour.

By Frank Sieren

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Hong Kong opposition hopes for sanctions

Hong Kong activists push for help from Berlin, for example, with sanctions against Carrie Lam or more scholarships for young students. But the Germans point to responsibilities in Brussels and the already existing right to visa-free entry.

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Beijing's controversial coal funding

China is the largest and one of the last financiers of coal-fired power plants abroad. Criticism will increase under the new US President Biden. In an international study, the Chinese Ministry of the Environment does not oppose a climate traffic light for the Silk Road. But Beijing is also pursuing economic interests with coal financing.

By Nico Beckert

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Power expansion through Covid vaccine

China sells the Covid vaccine to more and more countries around the world, granting customers loans to finance it and using political influence. Even in Europe, where the coveted substance to fight the pandemic is in short supply.

By Marcel Grzanna

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Xiaomi: litmus test for Biden

With Xiaomi, Donald Trump blacklisted one of the world's largest mobile phone manufacturers for US investment. Will Joe Biden reverse the restrictions? For American suppliers and investors, a lot is at stake. For Beijing, the decision will show whether the new US administration will continue the confrontational course in US-China relations.

By Frank Sieren