With the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, President Xi Jinping is further expanding Beijing's strategic presence. The focus is on infrastructure, security and the balance on a geopolitically contested playing field between the EU, Russia and the USA.
By Amelie Richter
A road stretching around 1,150 kilometers through southwest China is reserved exclusively for hydrogen trucks. The German technology group Bosch has been involved in the state-run mega-project. The German company hopes that Europe will learn from the project.
By Christian Domke Seidel
According to the latest Commission forecasts, the economic outlook is rather gloomy. However, the German infrastructure package should boost growth considerably.
By Table.Briefings
Relations between the two countries are tense at the start of Pakistan's President's state visit to China. Militant groups in Pakistan oppose Chinese billion-dollar infrastructure projects. China recently blocked planned funding for Pakistan's rail network.
By Leonardo Pape
The incident is reminiscent of a similar event in 2023, when the Baltic Connector between Finland and Estonia was damaged.
By Amelie Richter
In an interview with Table.Briefings, AIIB Vice President Ludger Schuknecht reaffirms that the development bank will not fund projects in Russia. This also concerns the credibility of the Chinese-dominated organization.
By Marcel Grzanna
The EU's Global Gateway infrastructure initiative has a marketing problem: On the one hand, it is supposed to appear as a self-confident alternative to China's new Silk Road - on the other hand, it should not give the impression that competition with the People's Republic is the main driver. What this means for the EU's endeavors in Africa.
By Amelie Richter
The operators of gas distribution networks are celebrating a success in the final trilogue on the gas market package. They are completely exempt from the horizontal unbundling of the natural gas and hydrogen networks.
By Manuel Berkel
