Consumption • Table.Briefings

November 11th, 2025

Burger King: fast food chain sells most of its Chinese business

Burger King China has a new majority shareholder: the Chinese private equity firm CPE. This should boost the fast food chain’s growth in China.

By Redaktion Table

News | Consumption

November 4th, 2025

China business: Starbucks sells majority stake to Boyu Capital

The US coffee chain is divesting control of its most important foreign business: Boyu Capital is acquiring a majority stake in Starbucks China for around USD 4 billion. The store network is to be adapted more closely to local consumer habits.

By Fabian Peltsch

Talk of the town | Five-year plan

October 15th, 2025

Fourth plenum: How the five-year plan is negotiated in China

The upcoming meeting of the CP Central Committee is seen as a landmark for the next five-year plan. International companies are publicly promoting their interests ahead of the meeting, while Chinese players are primarily using the structures of the party-state.

By Leonardo Pape

News | Society

October 1st, 2025

National Day: Xi refers to upcoming Central Committee plenum in speech

On the National Day of the People's Republic, President Xi Jinping emphasizes the Party's leading role in the development of the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan. China's 76th founding day was celebrated with a flag ceremony on Tiananmen Square.

By Leonardo Pape

News | Consumption

September 16th, 2025

Economy: Service sector to strengthen the economy

China aims to boost the consumption of services and thereby support its ailing economy. Among other things, sectors such as the internet, education and healthcare are to be opened up further. Sport and tourism are also to be promoted in a more targeted manner.

By Julia Fiedler

Interview | Society

September 14th, 2025

'If you don't want to do the job, ten others are standing by'

Hu Anyan delivered parcels and wrote a book about China's working reality, which will be available in German in a few weeks. In this interview, he talks about exploitation, the lack of respect for simple jobs – and why it is becoming more difficult to achieve professional fulfillment in China.

By Fabian Peltsch