Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt now heads a new US panel to oversee the development of artificial intelligence. Schmidt is concerned: as China increasingly uses technology to usher in a new form of authoritarianism, global democracies must come together and stand up for their own values and strategic interests.
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The EU Commission's Fit for 55 proposals are an important impetus for the hydrogen market, writes Kurt-Christoph von Knobelsdorff, Managing Director of the National Organization Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NOW GmbH). A solid legal framework is important, he adds.
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As more commentators warn of a coming military conflict between the United States and China, it is easy to believe that war is inevitable. But while history suggests that rising powers will often clash with incumbent ones, there are important exceptions and unique present circumstances to consider.
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China's leadership has never changed its policy this quickly. Last Friday, the People's Congress allowed China's women to give birth to three children. Fears of a population decline, rapid aging and a shortage of young workers tipped the scales in favor of the radical departure from its former one-child society. But China's censors are now hardly able to suppress outrage among the population: If China now faces a low birthrate, why was there a need for cruel coercion in the past?
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The circular economy needs norms and standards as a foundation. Christoph Winterhalter, head of the German Institute for Standardization, appeals that everyone needs to work on this at an early stage to survive in international competition.
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The kick-off of the series of events "Global China Conversations" of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) is dedicated to the question of "decoupling", the decoupling of supply structures between the regions of the world. A policy of greater independence for Germany and the EU has indeed won more and more friends in the course of the Corona crisis. However, proponents of economic unbundling overlook the costs of doing so, writes IfW President Gabriel Felbermayr in China.Table. After all, trade and exchange are efficient and create prosperity.
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The European Union’s recently proposed levy on conventional aviation jet fuel for intra-European flights has provoked opposition from the airline industry. But the sector should welcome carbon pricing as a powerful tool to achieve emissions reductions at least cost.
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Numerous myths surround Qincheng Prison, located near Beijing. The political prison is reserved for party cadres fallen from grace – and is therefore not under the supervision of China's judiciary.
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The planned introduction of a second Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings is causing controversy throughout Europe. The Polish think tank CASE fears a disproportionate distribution of costs and emphasizes: "Poland unofficially rejects the proposals."
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Germany and Europe should be honest after the disaster in Kabul, demands Elmar Brok. Including greater independence from Washington, closer relations with India and Turkey, and the renunciation of nation building.
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