The technology war is escalating. The United States has banned equipment exports to Chinese chipmaker Hua Hong. Behind the move is concern that powerful AI models such as Mythos could soon end up in Chinese hands.
By Marcel Grzanna
The biggest auto show of all time opens its doors in Beijing on Friday. German manufacturers are adapting ever more to local conditions in order not to be left behind. Weak sales figures speak for themselves.
By Julia Fiedler
Meat grown from tissue samples, clothing made from spider silk, fuel produced from industrial waste gases: Biomanufacturing is of major strategic importance.
By Angela Köckritz
With billions of yuan in digital cash giveaways, Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance are launching a fresh subsidy war for Lunar New Year – even as Beijing has spent months insisting it wants to curb destructive price wars.
By Jörn Petring and Marcel Grzanna
The new Dutch government is starting with a clear message regarding China: the People's Republic remains a partner – but at a distance. With executive moves such as Tom Berendsen and Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, The Hague is focusing on security and strategy.
By Amelie Richter
While Beijing defends the latest export controls on rare earths as a “legitimate measure,” Washington is once again responding with tariff threats. However, Chinese analysts see less of a “grand plan” by President Trump behind the escalation, and more a chaotic, inconsistent US policy – while China is strategically strengthening its trade relations in Asia and Africa. Traders in China remain calm.
By Amelie Richter
