Opinion

Legitimate concerns

German Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger recently called for heightened caution when collaborating with China. Her statement was overly generalizing – but her concern is entirely justified.

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A dangerous game: Max Mustermann's view of the US-China conflict

relationship between the United States and China has intensified dramatically.

By Finn Mayer-Kuckuk

An industrial strategy for Europe

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China's counterattack in the tech war

Without graphite from the People's Republic, the electric car industry comes to a standstill. The Chinese leadership has recognized this and is now using this dependency as a political tool. At the same time, China wants to prevent the development of an independent battery industry in other countries. This makes the tentative attempts by the USA and Europe to build up an independent battery industry considerably more challenging.

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What's cooking in Paris? Duel of the aspirants

In Brussels, the campaign for the next European elections is slowly getting underway. In Paris, the focus is already on the next presidential elections in 2027, with a duel developing in President Macron's camp between the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Education.

By Claire Stam

If the European elections were on Sunday: A comeback for the EPP

In the run-up to the European elections, Table.Media regularly publishes a current projection by political scientist Manuel Müller on the composition of the next European Parliament. Seven months before the election, the Socialists, Liberals, Greens, and Left are losing ground. The EPP and right-wing forces are making gains.

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Thank you, Ms. Stark-Watzinger

The blanket statement by German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger on Chinese researchers crosses the line. It contradicts the German Basic Law, which stipulates that no one may be discriminated against based on their ethnic background.

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Austerity policy is costing us our future

Ahead of this week's Ecofin meeting of EU finance ministers, the NGO Fiscal Future is calling for the EU framework for economic governance to be relaxed to allow sufficient investment for social and environmental goals. The austerity course that Germany is helping to drive forward would be expensive in the long term, write Carolina Ortega Guttack and Carl Mühlbach.

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The suppressed mourning of Li Keqiang

Our "China Perspective" column is written by authors from China. Today's article is dedicated to the death of the recently departed former Premier Li Keqiang and the reaction of the Chinese people.

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KsNI – Schrödinger's cat in the transport sector

Excessive emissions, insufficient measures – the transportation sector is the problematic child in Germany and Europe when it comes to climate protection. Now, it has the opportunity to transform into a model student, writes Kim Kohlmeyer of T E. However, to achieve this, the Ministry of Transport must stop dragging its feet.

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