Beijing is flexing its muscles against the USA with export restrictions like never before. Observers have long warned of Chinese dominance over critical metals.
By Jörn Petring
The fact that the People's Republic has interests in the Arctic is now more in the public eye. But what is the situation at the other pole? China has long since established itself as the top dog in the Antarctic.
By Amelie Richter
To compete in the race for critical raw materials, Europe must finally make Africa better offers, demands Safri Chairman Thomas Schäfer on the occasion of the German-African Business Summit. This also includes a stronger focus on local value creation, he says.
By Experts Table.Briefings
With a port project in Peru, the People's Republic of China is sending a political signal of change to all of Latin America. However, with Chinese money, Beijing's influence on the country in the Andes is also increasing significantly.
By Marcel Grzanna
The hearings of the EU Commissioners-designate have begun. On Monday, Slovakian Maroš Šefčovič answered MEPs' questions about his plans as Trade Commissioner – and scored points. Partly thanks to his China approach.
By Amelie Richter
More and more start-ups aim to produce food ingredients using new production processes and without the use of arable land. The idea is also to utilize CO2 from industrial processes. And all without any difference in taste.
By Nick Nuttall
Raw material partner, armaments forge, Russian bulwark: Three authors from the Young Foreign Policy Working Group of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) write about the potential of Ukraine's raw material deposits.
By Markus Grabitz
China is perceived as an environmental polluter. However, Raimund Bleischwitz writes that Germany can learn a lot from China when it comes to the circular economy. The two countries could also cooperate successfully in this area.
By Experts Table.Briefings
China has placed the metal antimony on the list of restricted export raw materials. China is one of the main producers of this metal.
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To secure raw materials for important transformation technologies and reduce dependence on China, the German government and the EU are entering into strategic partnerships. However, their hoped-for success has yet to materialize: The pressure from the pandemic and war seems to be waning again, and low commodity prices are reducing the urgency to diversify.
By Leonie Düngefeld
