Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People's Republic. Today's article is dedicated to the perception of the USA under Trump. Some observers in China feel reminded of the Cultural Revolution.
By Leonardo Pape
AI export quotas divide the world into the good guys, the bad guys, and those who have to choose sides. The United States is trying to regulate the technology while it still can – even if the AI from Chinese company DeepSeek requires less computing power, it still relies on US chips.
By Amelie Richter
Behind the buzzword climate foreign policy is an ambitious attempt to fundamentally reform Germany's climate diplomacy and make it more effective. Unwinding it would jeopardize the gains in internal effectiveness and external recognition. Regardless of which party forms the next government: Strategic considerations speak in favor of further expanding the existing foreign climate policy.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The rules-based order is more fragile than it has been for a long time. Germany is at risk of being caught between the fronts in the superpower struggle between the United States and China. What Germany can do now to strengthen its negotiating position at a time of fundamental upheaval.
By Angela Köckritz
Europe must forge its own path in order to successfully apply artificial intelligence, says Sebastian Raible from the open source business association APELL. He calls OpenEuroLLM, which was launched by the Commission, "a good start".
By Experts Table.Briefings
Celebrating birthdays in public was long frowned upon in China and reserved for the Communist Party at most. Nowadays, Generation Z celebrates nostalgically in the fast food chains of their childhood. Junk food and paper crowns as an expression against social stress.
By Fabian Peltsch
The world is preparing for significant trade disruption. While protectionism is making a return and countries such as the United States are trying to strengthen their critical economic sectors, the retreat from free trade is accelerating under President Donald Trump – with far-reaching consequences, particularly for the fight against climate change.
By Nico Beckert
The first bans of the AI Act are already in force. However, parts of the law are still too unclear, too vaguely formulated, criticizes Alexander Rabe, Managing Director of the Eco Association of the Internet Industry. This poses the risk of inconsistent national implementation.
By Corinna Visser
Roderich Kiesewetter, Chairman of the CDU/CSU in the German Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, calls for a clear German position "in the systemic war" between democracy and autocracy.
By Marcel Grzanna
The battle for Europe is digital, says André Wilkens, Director of the European Cultural Foundation. He advocates an active digital industrial and investment policy. Europe needs to build a resilient digital ecosystem – now.
By Corinna Visser
